Etymology

vesicle

ves·i·cle
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Today it means: A membrane-bound compartment found in a cell. Full definition →

Middle French vesicule ← Latin vēsīcula
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  1. Latin · derived fromvēsīcula
  2. Middle French · derived fromvesicule
  3. English todayvesicle

From Middle French vesicule, from Latin vēsīcula. By surface analysis, vesic- + -le. Doublet of vesicule.

Words from the same roots

Latinvēsīcula all →

vesiculavesiculo-

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