English
juxtacrine
Juxtacrine comes from Ancient Greek κρίνω ‘to separate’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *krey-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*krey-‘to sift, separate’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kri-n-yé-tireconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kríňňōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκρίνωkríneinas κρίνειν‘to separate’
- Englishtodayjuxtacrine
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*krey-‘to sift, separate’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kri-n-yé-tireconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kríňňōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκρίνωkríneinas κρίνειν‘to separate’
- Englishtodayjuxtacrine
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *krey- ‘to sift, separate’
certain, secret, crime, criminal, discrimination, discretion, discrete, discreet, riddle, discern, discriminate, excrement, excretion, endocrine, rime, incriminate, excrete, ridder, certitude, incrimination, recrimination, 46 more
through Proto-Hellenic *kríňňō
critique, criticize, hypocrite, criterium, 10 more
through Ancient Greek κρίνω ‘to separate’
Today it means
adj In direct contact, especially of one cell with another.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *krey- / juxtacrine