Where does “centrozom” come from?
centrozom (Romanian) comes from English centrosome, from English centro-, from English centre, from Middle English center, from Middle French centre, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron — pointed tool.
centrozom (Romanian): centrosome
Definitions
- centrosome
Ancestry of “centrozom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | centrosome | An organelle, near the nucleus in the cytoplasm... |
| 2 | English | centro- | central |
| 3 | English | centre | Alternative spelling of center |
| 4 | Middle English | center | — |
| 5 | Middle French | centre | — |
| 6 | Latin | centrum | center |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | pointed tool |