Where does “lymphocyte” come from?

lymphocyte (French) comes from French lymphe, from Latin lympha, from Ancient Greek νύμφη, from Proto-Indo-European snewbʰ- — to marry, wed; to marry, to wed.

lymphocyte (French): lymphocyte

Definitions

  1. lymphocyte

Ancestry of “lymphocyte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlymphelymph
2Latinlymphapure water, spring water
3Ancient Greekνύμφηbride, young wife; young, nubile woman;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnewbʰ-to marry, wed; to marry, to wed

Words derived from “lymphocyte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European snewbʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek νύμφη →Every word from Latin lympha →