Etymology

mechanotaxis

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Today it means: The movement of a cell along a rigidity gradient Full definition →

English taxis ← Middle English mekanyk ← Old French mecanique
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The story

  1. Latinmēchanicus
  2. Old Frenchmecanique
  3. Middle Englishmekanyk
  4. Englishmechan(ic)
  5. Englishmechano-
  6. Englishtaxis
  7. English todaymechanotaxis

From mechano- + taxis.

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