Where does “autofagocytoza” come from?
autofagocytoza (Polish) comes from Polish fagocytoza, from Polish -oza, from Ancient Greek -ωσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
autofagocytoza (Polish): autophagocytosis
Definitions
- autophagocytosis
Ancestry of “autofagocytoza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | fagocytoza | phagocytosis |
| 2 | Polish | -oza | forms feminine noun meaning -osis, diseasing suffix |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ωσις | abnormal condition or state; state, abnormal... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |