Where does “межклеточный” come from?
межклеточный (Russian) comes from Russian меж, from Old East Slavic межу, from Proto-Slavic meďu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
межклеточный (Russian): intercellular
Definitions
- intercellular
Ancestry of “межклеточный”, step by step
межклеточный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian меж
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | меж | between, among; genitive plural of межа́ |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | межу | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | meďu | between, among |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |
via Russian кле́тка
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | кле́тка | cage, coop, cell |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | клѣтъка | cage, coop, cell |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | klětъka | cage, coop, cell |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | klětь | the commonality in all the descendants, including some derived terms (closet, hut, cabin, cage, granary, cellar, barn), is that of a 'closed space' |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | klḗˀtis | — |