erythrocyte
Meaninga red cell
Common meaning: a red blood cell
- erythredLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 582 · scan
- rostem link with linking vowel
- cyta hollow, vesselLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 458 · scan
‘red’ + ‘a hollow, vessel’ → erythrocyte
Journey through time
Neither part’s path through time is traced in our sources yet; each root is shown from its dictionary entry.
- eryth — Greek ἐρυθρός “red” (dictionary form; path not traced)
- cyt — Greek κύτος “a hollow, vessel” (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 ἐρυθρός ‘red’ + Greek κύτος ‘a hollow, vessel’.
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