Etymology

extracellular

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Today it means: Occurring or found outside of a cell. Full definition →

English cellular ← Latin extrā ← Proto-Italic *eksteros
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰsteros
  4. Proto-Italic*eksteros
  5. Latinexter
  6. Latinextrā
  7. Englishextra-
  8. Englishcellular
  9. English todayextracellular

From extra- + cellular.

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