Where does “thrombocytosis” come from?

thrombocytosis (English) comes from English thrombocyte, from English -cyte, from Latin cyta, from Ancient Greek κύτος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

thrombocytosis (English): The condition of having an abnormally high number...

Definitions

  1. The condition of having an abnormally high number...

Ancestry of “thrombocytosis”, step by step

thrombocytosis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English thrombocyte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishthrombocyteplatelet
2English-cyteUsed to form cell names and classifications for...
3Latincyta
4Ancient Greekκύτοςa hollow; any vessel; e.g. a jar, an urn, a vase,...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via English cytosis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcytosisAn abnormal increase in the number of a specified...
2English-osisfunctional disease or condition such as...
3New Latin-osisdative masculine plural of -ōsus; dative feminine...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-Every word from English -cyteEvery word from Ancient Greek κύτος