Where does “ovocyte” come from?

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

ovocyte (French): oocyte

Definitions

  1. oocyte

Ancestry of “ovocyte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-cytecyte
2Latincyta—
3Ancient Greekκύτοςa hollow; any vessel; e.g. a jar, an urn, a vase,...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “ovocyte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek κύτος →Every word from French -cyte →