Where does “phagocyter” come from?

phagocyter (French) comes from French -er, from Middle French -er, from Old French -ier — suffix used to form infinitives of first...

phagocyter (French): to phagocytize; to swallow up

Definitions

  1. to phagocytize; to swallow up

Ancestry of “phagocyter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
2Middle French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;...
3Old French-iersuffix used to form infinitives of first...

Words derived from “phagocyter

Every word from Old French -ierEvery word from French -erEvery word from Middle French -er
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