Where does “phagocytary” come from?
phagocytary (English) comes from English phagocyte, from French phagocyter, from French -er, from Middle French -er, from Old French -ier — suffix used to form infinitives of first...
Ancestry of “phagocytary”, step by step
phagocytary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English phagocyte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phagocyte | A cell of the immune system, such as a... |
| 2 | French | phagocyter | to phagocytize; to swallow up |
| 3 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 4 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 5 | Old French | -ier | suffix used to form infinitives of first... |