Where does “postphagocytosis” come from?
postphagocytosis (English) comes from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō.
postphagocytosis (English): Following phagocytosis
Definitions
- Following phagocytosis
Ancestry of “postphagocytosis”, step by step
postphagocytosis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English post
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 2 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 3 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 4 | Italian | posto | place, spot |
| 5 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 6 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |
via English phagocytosis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phagocytosis | A form of endocytosis in which a cell... |
| 2 | English | phagocyte | A cell of the immune system, such as a... |
| 3 | French | phagocyter | to phagocytize; to swallow up |
| 4 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 5 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 6 | Old French | -ier | suffix used to form infinitives of first... |