Where does “തൈലക്കോയിഡ്” come from?

തൈലക്കോയിഡ് (Malayalam) comes from English thylakoid, from Ancient Greek θύλακος, from Latin leō, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.

തൈലക്കോയിഡ് (Malayalam): thylakoid

Definitions

  1. thylakoid

Ancestry of “തൈലക്കോയിഡ്”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishthylakoida folded membrane within plant chloroplasts from...
2Ancient Greekθύλακοςsack, bag, used especially to carry meal in; sack...
3Latinleō
4Ancient GreekΛέωνlion
5Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage
Every word from Ancient Greek λέωνEvery word from Ancient Greek ΛέωνEvery word from Latin leō
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