Etymology

microcyte

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Today it means: an unusually small red blood cell found in some forms of anemia Full definition →

Latin cyta ← Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos) ← English micro-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Ancient Greekκῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)
  6. Latincyta
  7. English todaymicrocyte

From micro- + -cyte.

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