Where does “gonocit” come from?

gonocit (Romanian) comes from English gonocyte, from English gono-, from Ancient Greek γόνυ, from Proto-Hellenic gónu, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

gonocit (Romanian): gonocyte

Definitions

  1. gonocyte

Ancestry of “gonocit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgonocyteA long-lived germ cell responsible for...
2Englishgono-Alternative form of gon-
3Ancient Greekγόνυknee
4Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gónu →Every word from Ancient Greek γόνυ →