Etymograph

English

histotype

From histo- + type.

Formed from histo- + type

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’

Ancient Greek ῐ̔στός ‘web, tissue’

English histo-

Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp- ‘to push’

Ancient Greek τύπτω ‘to strike’

Ancient Greek τύπος ‘mark’

Latin typus

Middle English type ‘symbol’

English type

Today it means

noun Any of a range of tissue types that arise during the growth of a tumour.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / histotype