Where does “phagolysosome” come from?

phagolysosome (English) comes from English lysosome, from English some, from Middle English som, from Old English sum, from Proto-West Germanic *sum, from Proto-Germanic sumaz, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

phagolysosome (English): A membrane-bound organelle which is formed from...

Definitions

  1. A membrane-bound organelle which is formed from...

Ancestry of “phagolysosome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlysosomeAn organelle found in all types of animal cells...
2EnglishsomeA certain number, at least two; An indefinite...
3Middle Englishsomsome
4Old Englishsumsome
5Proto-West Germanic*sumsome
6Proto-Germanicsumazsome (one), a certain (one)
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “phagolysosome

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Proto-Germanic sumazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *sum
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