Etymology

chondrocyte

chon·dro·cyte
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Today it means: A cell that makes up the tissue of cartilage. Full definition →

Latin cyta ← Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos) ← English chondro-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʰrendʰ-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekχόνδρος (khóndros)
  3. Englishchondro-
  4. Ancient Greekκῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)
  5. Latincyta
  6. English todaychondrocyte

From chondro- + -cyte.

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