Etymology

mitosome

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Today it means: An organelle found within certain unicellular eukaryotes which lack mitochondria. Full definition →

English mito- ← Ancient Greek μίτος (mítos) ← Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμίτος (mítos)
  3. Englishmito-
  4. English todaymitosome

From mito- + -some.

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