Etymology

exocytic

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Today it means: Outside of a cell Full definition →

English cyto- ← Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos) ← Proto-Hellenic *eks
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
  3. Proto-Hellenic*eks
  4. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  5. Ancient Greekἔξω (éxō)
  6. Englishexo-
  7. Ancient Greekκύτος (kútos)
  8. Englishcyto-
  9. English todayexocytic

From exo- + cyto- + -ic.

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