Etymology

energid

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Today it means: A nucleus and the cytoplasm with which it interacts, considered as a unit. Full definition →

German Energid ← Ancient Greek ἐνεργός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐνεργός“active”
  2. German · borrowed fromEnergid
  3. English todayenergid

From German Energid, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργός (energós, “active”) + German -id (= English -id).

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