Where does “spermatocytogenesis” come from?
spermatocytogenesis (English) comes from English Genesis, from Latin genesis, from Ancient Greek Γένεσις, from Proto-Hellenic génetis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
spermatocytogenesis (English): The production of spermatocytes
Definitions
- The production of spermatocytes
Ancestry of “spermatocytogenesis”, step by step
spermatocytogenesis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Genesis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Genesis | The first book in the Hebrew Bible |
| 2 | Latin | genesis | generation, creation, nativity; birth |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via English spermatocyte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spermatocyte | A male gametocyte, from which a spermatozoon... |
| 2 | English | -cyte | Used to form cell names and classifications for... |
| 3 | Latin | cyta | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κύτος | a hollow; any vessel; e.g. a jar, an urn, a vase,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |