Etymology

endolysosome

E1N1D2O1L1Y4S1O1S1O1M3E1

Today it means: The product of the fusion of an endosome and a lysosome during endocytosis Full definition →

English lysosome ← Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma) ← Proto-Hellenic *styṓmə?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥dóm
  2. Proto-Hellenic*éndon
  3. Ancient Greekἔνδον (éndon)
  4. Englishendo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  6. Ancient Greekλύω (lúō)
  7. Ancient Greekλῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)
  8. Englishlyso-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*tewh₂-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*twoH-mn̥
  11. Proto-Hellenic*twṓmə?
  12. Proto-Indo-European*styeH-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tyoH-mn̥
  14. Proto-Hellenic*styṓmə?
  15. Ancient Greekσῶμα (sôma)
  16. Englishlysosome
  17. English todayendolysosome

From endo- + lysosome.

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