Where does “spermatocel” come from?
spermatocel (Romanian) comes from English spermatocele, from English -cele, from Ancient Greek κήλη, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂u-l-eh₂ — tumour.
spermatocel (Romanian): spermatocele
Definitions
- spermatocele
Ancestry of “spermatocel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spermatocele | A retention cyst of a tubule of the rete testis... |
| 2 | English | -cele | A tumour; A hernia; Alternative form of -coel |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κήλη | tumour, swelling; hernia, rupture; hump on a... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂u-l-eh₂ | tumour |