Etymology

cryoculture

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Today it means: A culture (of cells or tissue) made at a low temperature Full definition →

English culture ← Middle French culture ← Latin cultūra
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  1. Ancient Greekκρῠ́ος (krŭ́os)
  2. Englishcryo-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  5. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  6. Latincolō
  7. Latincultūra
  8. Middle Frenchculture
  9. Englishculture
  10. English todaycryoculture

From cryo- + culture.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.