Etymology

perinucleolar

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to the area within the nucleus and near the nucleolus Full definition →

English nucleolar ← Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́) ← Proto-Indo-European *per-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Ancient Greekπερῐ́ (perĭ́)
  3. Englishperi-
  4. Englishnucleolar
  5. English todayperinucleolar

From peri- + nucleolar.

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