Where does “eritrocita” come from?

eritrocita (Hungarian) comes from Latin erythrocyta, from Ancient Greek κύτος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

eritrocita (Hungarian): erythrocyte, red blood cell

Definitions

  1. erythrocyte, red blood cell

Ancestry of “eritrocita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinerythrocyta—
2Ancient Greekκύτοςa hollow; any vessel; e.g. a jar, an urn, a vase,...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “eritrocita”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek κύτος →Every word from Latin erythrocyta →