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Where does “zygote” come from?

zygote (French) comes from German Zygote, from Ancient Greek ζῠγωτός.

zygote (French): zygote

Definitions

  1. zygote

Ancestry of “zygote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZygotezygote
2Ancient Greekζῠγωτός—

Words derived from “zygote”

  • hétérozygote
  • monozygote
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