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Where does “pilocytic” come from?

pilocytic (English) comes from English pilocyte, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

pilocytic (English): Of or pertaining to pilocytes

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to pilocytes

Ancestry of “pilocytic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpilocyteAny cell with prominent external hair-like...
2Latinpīlus—
3Latinpīlum—
4Proto-Italicpistlom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →