dictyosome
Meaninga net body
Common meaning: a cell structure
- dictya netLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 373 · scan
- somthe bodyLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 788 · scan
‘a net’ + ‘the body’ → dictyosome
Journey through time
Neither part’s path through time is traced in our sources yet; each root is shown from its dictionary entry.
- dicty — Greek δίκτυον “a net” (dictionary form; path not traced)
- som — Greek σῶμα “the body” (dictionary form; path not traced)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Greek δίκτυον ‘a net’ + Greek σῶμα ‘the body’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry σῶμα, p. 788 · dictionary scan
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