English
cellulosic
From cellulose + -ic.
A compound of cellulose + -ic
Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- ‘to cover’
Latin cella ‘a small room, a hut, storeroom’
Latin cellula ‘small room, especially that of a slave’
French cellule ‘cell’
French cellulose
English cellulose
Today it means
adj Of, pertaining to, or derived from cellulose.
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Etymograph / cellulosic