Where does “ovocit” come from?

ovocit (Romanian) comes from French ovocyte, from French -cyte, from Latin cyta, from Ancient Greek κύτος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

ovocit (Romanian): oocyte

Definitions

  1. oocyte

Ancestry of “ovocit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchovocyteoocyte
2French-cytecyte
3Latincyta—
4Ancient Greekκύτοςa hollow; any vessel; e.g. a jar, an urn, a vase,...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek κύτος →Every word from French -cyte →