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Where does “citodieresi” come from?

citodieresi (Italian) comes from Italian dieresi, from Late Latin diaeresis, from Ancient Greek διαίρεσις, from Ancient Greek διαιρέω, from Ancient Greek αἱρέω, from Proto-Hellenic həřřéyō, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

citodieresi (Italian): cytokinesis

Definitions

  1. cytokinesis

Ancestry of “citodieresi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandieresidiaeresis, specifically; hiatus
2Late Latindiaeresisdiaeresis; distribution
3Ancient Greekδιαίρεσιςdivisibility; dissection; division, distribution
4Ancient Greekδιαιρέωtake apart, cleave, divide
5Ancient Greekαἱρέωto take, grasp, seize; to win, gain; to convict,...
6Proto-Hellenichəřřéyō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
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