Etymology

transcytosis

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Today it means: The process whereby macromolecules are transported across the interior of a cell via vesicles. Full definition →

English cyto- ← Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos) ← Latin trans-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
  3. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
  5. Proto-Italic*trāns
  6. Proto-Italic*trāns-
  7. Latintrans-
  8. Englishtrans-
  9. Ancient Greekκύτος (kútos)
  10. Englishcyto-
  11. English todaytranscytosis

From trans- + cyto- + -osis.

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