Etymology

cryoprotection

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Today it means: protection of biological tissue from the effects of cold by means of a cryoprotectant Full definition →

English protection ← Late Latin prōtēctiō ← Latin prōtegō
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  1. Ancient Greekκρῠ́ος (krŭ́os)
  2. Englishcryo-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  7. Proto-Italic*pro-
  8. Latinpro-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*(s)teg-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tégeti
  11. Proto-Italic*tegō
  12. Latintegō
  13. Latinprōtegō
  14. Late Latinprōtēctiō
  15. Englishprotection
  16. English todaycryoprotection

From cryo- + protection.

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