English
mitosis
Mitosis comes from Ancient Greek μίτος ‘thread’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμίτοςmítos‘thread’
- Germanc. 1650–presentMitose
- Englishtodaymitosis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμίτοςmítos‘thread’
- Germanc. 1650–presentMitose
- Englishtodaymitosis
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘to bind’
mean, common, community, met, minute, communication, minister, mess, meal, commission, minor, ministry, menu, mutual, communicate, communist, immune, mere, min, commit, compromise, minus, ammunition, immunity, communal, mole, communism, communion, municipality, missile, mural, ammo, mayhem, noodle, premise, dismiss, moor, commune, remuneration, intermittent, 79 more
Today it means
noun The division of a cell nucleus in which the genome is copied and separated into two identical halves. It is normally followed by cell division.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek μίτος / mitosis