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Where does “ćelija” come from?

ćelija (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ancient Greek κελλίον, from Ancient Greek κέλλα, from Latin cella, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelnā, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

ćelija (Serbo-Croatian): cell; cell . In Croatia and often in...

Definitions

  1. cell; cell . In Croatia and often in...

Ancestry of “ćelija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκελλίονgarret
2Ancient Greekκέλλα—
3Latincellaa small room, a hut, storeroom; a barn, granary;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelnā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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