Etymograph

English

mitogenesis

Mitogenesis comes from Ancient Greek μίτος ‘thread’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμίτοςmítos‘thread’
  2. Englishtodaymitogenesis

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμίτοςmítos‘thread’
  2. Englishtodaymitogenesis

Formed from -genesis

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘to bind’

mean, community, common, met, minute, minister, communication, commission, meal, minor, mess, ministry, mutual, min, communicate, communist, mere, menu, commit, immune, compromise, minus, ammunition, immunity, missile, communal, mole, communism, communion, municipality, dismiss, premise, mural, ammo, mayhem, noodle, moor, commune, remuneration, intermittent, 78 more

through Ancient Greek μίτος ‘thread’

mitosis, 2 more

Today it means

noun The induction of cellular mitosis.

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

Etymograph / Ancient Greek μίτος / mitogenesis