Etymology

cytoskeletal

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to a cytoskeleton. Full definition →

English skeletal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos)
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  1. Ancient Greekκύτος (kútos)
  2. Englishcyto-
  3. Englishskeleton
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  6. Englishskeletal
  7. English todaycytoskeletal

From cyto- + skeletal.

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