Etymology

cyte

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Today it means: Synonym of cell (“quantity of protoplasm, containing a nucleus, enclosed within a cell membrane”). Full definition →

First used 13th—16th c.Ancient Greek κῠ́τος
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromκῠ́τος“hollow”, “vessel”
  2. English todaycyte

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos, “hollow”, “vessel”); compare -cyte.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκῠ́τος all →

cytoid

First known use, by meaning

  • 13th—16th c. Obsolete form of city.

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