Where does “eritrocito” come from?
eritrocito (Italian) comes from Italian cito, from Latin citō, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
eritrocito (Italian): erythrocyte, red blood cell
Definitions
- erythrocyte, red blood cell
Ancestry of “eritrocito”, step by step
eritrocito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian cito
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | cito | soon; at once; first-person singular present of... |
| 2 | Latin | citō | quickly, fast |
| 3 | Latin | -tō | Forms here |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Italian eritro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | eritro | — |