Where does “pinocitoză” come from?

pinocitoză (Romanian) comes from English pinocytose, from English pinocytosis, from Ancient Greek πῑ́νω, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

pinocitoză (Romanian): pinocytosis

Definitions

  1. pinocytosis

Ancestry of “pinocitoză”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpinocytoseTo perform pinocytosis on
2EnglishpinocytosisA form of endocytosis in which material enters a...
3Ancient Greekπῑ́νωI drink
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Ancient Greek πῑ́νω →Every word from English pinocytosis →