Where does “monócito” come from?

monócito (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Mono-, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

monócito (Portuguese): monocyte type of blood leukocyte

Definitions

  1. monocyte type of blood leukocyte

Ancestry of “monócito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseMono-mono
2Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
3Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
4Proto-Hellenic*spérmə—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə →Every word from Ancient Greek σπέρμα →Every word from Ancient Greek μόνος →