Etymology

phagosomal

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to a phagosome. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English phagosome ← Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma)
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The story

  1. Englishphago-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tewh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*twoH-mn̥
  4. Proto-Hellenic*twṓmə?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*styeH-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tyoH-mn̥
  7. Proto-Hellenic*styṓmə?
  8. Ancient Greekσῶμα (sôma)
  9. Englishphagosome
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. English todayphagosomal

From phagosome + -al.

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