Where does “pneumocita” come from?

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

pneumocita (Italian): pneumocyte

Definitions

  1. pneumocyte

Ancestry of “pneumocita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-citacell
2Latincyta—
3Ancient Greekκύτοςa hollow; any vessel; e.g. a jar, an urn, a vase,...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek κύτος →Every word from Italian -cita →