Where does “mitoză” come from?

mitoză (Romanian) comes from French mitose, from German Mitose, from Ancient Greek μίτος, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

mitoză (Romanian): mitosis

Definitions

  1. mitosis

Ancestry of “mitoză”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmitosemitosis
2GermanMitosemitosis
3Ancient Greekμίτοςthread of the warp; thread of destiny; string of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μίτος →Every word from German Mitose →