Etymology

autolysosome

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Today it means: The result of the fusion of an autophagosome and a lysosome Full definition →

English lysosome ← Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma) ← Proto-Hellenic *styṓmə?
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  1. Englishauto-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  3. Ancient Greekλύω (lúō)
  4. Ancient Greekλῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)
  5. Englishlyso-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*tewh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*twoH-mn̥
  8. Proto-Hellenic*twṓmə?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*styeH-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tyoH-mn̥
  11. Proto-Hellenic*styṓmə?
  12. Ancient Greekσῶμα (sôma)
  13. Englishlysosome
  14. English todayautolysosome

From auto- + lysosome.

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