Etymology

perikaryon

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Today it means: The cell body of a neuron or of an odontoblast. Full definition →

English karyon ← Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́) ← Proto-Indo-European *per-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Ancient Greekπερῐ́ (perĭ́)
  3. Englishperi-
  4. Englishkaryon
  5. English todayperikaryon

From peri- + karyon.

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