Etymology

cellule

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Today it means: A small cell. Full definition →

Latin cellula
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcellula“a small apartment”
  2. English todaycellule

Borrowed from Latin cellula (“a small apartment”), diminutive of cella.

Words from the same roots

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cellula

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