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Where does “podocyte” come from?

podocyte (English) comes from English podo-, from Ancient Greek πούς, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

podocyte (English): A cell of the visceral epithelium in the kidney

Definitions

  1. A cell of the visceral epithelium in the kidney

Ancestry of “podocyte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpodo-Pertaining to a foot or a footlike part
2Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “podocyte”

  • podocin
  • subpodocyte
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