Where does “sel batang” come from?

sel batang (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian sel, from English cel, from English celibate, from English -ate, from English -cy, from Anglo-Norman -cie, from Latin -tia, from Latin -ia — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

sel batang (Indonesian): rod cell

Definitions

  1. rod cell

Ancestry of “sel batang”, step by step

sel batang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian sel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianselcell
2EnglishcelA piece of celluloid on which has been drawn a...
3EnglishcelibateNot married; Abstaining from sexual relations and...
4English-atehaving the specified thing; characterized by the...
5English-cyUsed to form nouns of state, condition or quality...
6Anglo-Norman-cie
7Latin-tiaoffice, rank
8Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
9Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
10Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
11Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Indonesian batang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbatanga log; the trunk of a dead tree, cleared of...
2Malaybatanga log; the trunk of a dead tree, cleared of...
3Javaneseꦧꦛꦁ{{l|en|corpse}}
4Old Javanesebaṭaṅa measure of capacity
5Proto-Malayicbataŋ
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbataŋtree trunk, fallen tree, log
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós