Where does “pericentrosome” come from?
pericentrosome (English) comes from English centrosome, from English centro-, from English centre, from Middle English center, from Middle French centre, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron — pointed tool.
pericentrosome (English): The pericentrosomal area of a chromosome
Definitions
- The pericentrosomal area of a chromosome
Ancestry of “pericentrosome”, step by step
pericentrosome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English centrosome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | centrosome | An organelle, near the nucleus in the cytoplasm... |
| 2 | English | centro- | central |
| 3 | English | centre | Alternative spelling of center |
| 4 | Middle English | center | — |
| 5 | Middle French | centre | — |
| 6 | Latin | centrum | center |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | pointed tool |
via English peri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peri | A sprite or supernatural being |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | پری | fairy |
| 3 | Persian | پری | sprite or supernatural being in Iranian/Persian... |
| 4 | Persian | پر | full; feather; wing |
| 5 | Middle Persian | purr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | pr̥Hnáh | full, filled |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pr̥Hnás | full, filled |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |