Where does “phagocytaire” come from?
phagocytaire (French) comes from French phagocyte, from French phagocyter, from French -er, from Middle French -er, from Old French -ier — suffix used to form infinitives of first...
phagocytaire (French): phagocytic
Ancestry of “phagocytaire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | phagocyte | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | French | phagocyter | to phagocytize; to swallow up |
| 3 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 4 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 5 | Old French | -ier | suffix used to form infinitives of first... |