Etymology

oocyte

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Today it means: A cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a female gametocyte. Full definition →

Latin cyta ← Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos) ← English oo-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwis
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ōwyóm
  4. Proto-Hellenic*ōyyón
  5. Ancient Greekᾠόν (ōión)
  6. Ancient Greekᾠο- (ōio-)
  7. Englishoo-
  8. Ancient Greekκῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)
  9. Latincyta
  10. English todayoocyte

From oo- + -cyte.

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