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Where does “Mitose” come from?

Mitose (German) comes from Ancient Greek μίτος, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

Mitose (German): mitosis

Definitions

  1. mitosis

Ancestry of “Mitose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμίτοςthread of the warp; thread of destiny; string of...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “Mitose”

  • mitosis
  • mitogen
  • endomitosis
  • amitosis
  • mitose
  • antimitosis
  • aimiotóis
  • miotóis
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