Etymology

schizont

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Today it means: A cell that divides by schizogony. Full definition →

German Schizont ← Ancient Greek σχίζω
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσχίζω“divide”
  2. German · borrowed fromSchizont
  3. English todayschizont

From German Schizont, from the present participle of Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhízō, “divide”). By surface analysis, schiz- + -ont.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekσχίζω all →

schistocyteschizo-schizocoeleschizopeltidtrichoschisis

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.