Where does “limfocit” come from?

limfocit (Romanian) comes from French lymphocyte, from French lymphe, from Latin lympha, from Ancient Greek νύμφη, from Proto-Indo-European snewbʰ- — to marry, wed; to marry, to wed.

limfocit (Romanian): lymphocyte

Definitions

  1. lymphocyte

Ancestry of “limfocit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlymphocytelymphocyte
2Frenchlymphelymph
3Latinlymphapure water, spring water
4Ancient Greekνύμφηbride, young wife; young, nubile woman;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnewbʰ-to marry, wed; to marry, to wed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European snewbʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek νύμφηEvery word from Latin lympha
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