Where does “Mastzelle” come from?

Mastzelle (German) comes from German mast, from Middle High German mast, from Old High German mast, from Proto-West Germanic *mast, from Proto-Germanic mastaz, from Proto-Indo-European mazdos — pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...

Mastzelle (German): mastocyte

Definitions

  1. mastocyte

Ancestry of “Mastzelle”, step by step

Mastzelle traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German mast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmastmast of a ship
2Middle High Germanmast
3Old High Germanmastfodder, feeding, fattening; fattening
4Proto-West Germanic*mastmast
5Proto-Germanicmastazrod, pole, perch; bar, plank; mast
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmazdospole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...

via German Zelle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZellecell
2Old High Germanzellachamber
3Latincellaa small room, a hut, storeroom; a barn, granary;...

via Ancient Greek κύτος

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

Words derived from “Mastzelle

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mazdosEvery word from Proto-Germanic mastazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *mast