Where does “monocyte” come from?

monocyte (French) comes from French mononucléaire, from French mono-, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

monocyte (French): monocyte

Definitions

  1. monocyte

Ancestry of “monocyte”, step by step

monocyte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French mononucléaire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmononucléairemononuclear
2Frenchmono-mono
3Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
4Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
5Proto-Hellenic*spérmə—

via French leucocyte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchleucocyteleukocyte
2French-cytecyte
3Latincyta—
4Ancient Greekκύτοςa hollow; any vessel; e.g. a jar, an urn, a vase,...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə →Every word from Ancient Greek σπέρμα →Every word from Ancient Greek μόνος →