Etymology

granulopoiesis

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Today it means: The formation and development of granulocytes. Full definition →

English granule ← French granule ← Latin grānulum
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵerh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵr̥h₂-nós
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵr̥h₂nóm
  4. Proto-Italic*grānom
  5. Latingrānum
  6. Latinulum
  7. Latingrānulum
  8. Frenchgranule
  9. Englishgranule
  10. English todaygranulopoiesis

From granule + -o- + -poiesis.

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