Where does “Zytoskelett” come from?

Zytoskelett (German) comes from German Skelett, from Ancient Greek σκελετός, from Ancient Greek σκελλώ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelh₁- — to parch, wither.

Zytoskelett (German): cytoskeleton

Definitions

  1. cytoskeleton

Ancestry of “Zytoskelett”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSkelettskeleton
2Ancient Greekσκελετόςdried up, withered; dried body, mummy; skeleton
3Ancient Greekσκελλώto dry, dry up, to make dry, to parch; dry, dry...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelh₁-to parch, wither
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelh₁-Every word from Ancient Greek σκελλώEvery word from Ancient Greek σκελετός
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