Etymology

cytopathologically

Today it means: In terms of cytopathology. Full definition →

English cytopathological ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← French pathologie
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  1. Ancient Greekκύτος (kútos)
  2. Englishcyto-
  3. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  4. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  8. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  9. Frenchpathologie
  10. Englishpathology
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Englishpathological
  14. Englishcytopathological
  15. English todaycytopathologically

From cytopathological + -ly. By surface analysis, cyto- + pathologically.

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