Where does “fagocitare” come from?

fagocitare (Italian) comes from Italian fagocita, from Italian -cita, from Latin cyta, from Ancient Greek κύτος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

fagocitare (Italian): To phagocytize; To absorb

Definitions

  1. To phagocytize; To absorb

Ancestry of “fagocitare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfagocitaphagocyte; third-person singular present...
2Italian-citacell
3Latincyta—
4Ancient Greekκύτοςa hollow; any vessel; e.g. a jar, an urn, a vase,...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “fagocitare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek κύτος →Every word from Italian -cita →