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Where does “trophocyte” come from?

trophocyte (English) comes from English tropho-, from Ancient Greek τροφή, from Ancient Greek τρέφω, from Proto-Hellenic tʰrépʰō.

trophocyte (English): Any cell that provides nutrition

Definitions

  1. Any cell that provides nutrition

Ancestry of “trophocyte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtropho-nourish; nourishment
2Ancient Greekτροφήnourishment, food; nurture, rearing, upbringing;...
3Ancient Greekτρέφωto thicken, congeal, curdle; to make to grow, to...
4Proto-Hellenictʰrépʰō—
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