English
leukocytoclastic
From leuco- (“white blood cell”) + cytoclastic (“tending to destroy cells”).
Formed from leuco- ‘white blood cell’ + cytoclastic ‘tending to destroy cells’
Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘bright’
Proto-Indo-European *lewkós ‘bright’
Proto-Hellenic *leukós ‘white’
Ancient Greek λευκός ‘white’
English leuco-
Today it means
adj Tending to destroy white blood cells
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / leukocytoclastic