The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromκόλλα“glue”
- English todaycollocyte
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekκόλλα all →
collagencolloidcollotypecolloblastcollophoredesmocollinglycocollosteocolla
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
collocyte
Today it means: Any of various cells that produce gluey substances, that bind or capture prey or objects by securing them with gluey materials and structures, or that simply have a smooth and gelatinous appearance. Full definition →
Ancient Greek κόλλα