Etymograph

English

eukaryon

From eu- + karyon.

Formed from eu- + karyon

Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- ‘good’

Proto-Hellenic *ehu- ‘good’

Ancient Greek ἐΰς ‘good, brave, noble’

Ancient Greek εὖ ‘well, good’

English eu-

Ancient Greek κάρυον ‘nut, kernel’

English karyon

Today it means

noun A cell containing at least one distinct nucleus - characteristic of the single-celled or multicellular organisms of the taxonomic domain Eukaryota.

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Etymograph / eukaryon