English
pinocytosis
Pinocytosis comes from Ancient Greek πῑ́νω ‘to drink’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *peh₃-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peh₃-‘to drink’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπῑ́νωpī́nō‘to drink’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900pīnocytōsis
- Englishtodaypinocytosis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peh₃-‘to drink’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπῑ́νωpī́nō‘to drink’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900pīnocytōsis
- Englishtodaypinocytosis
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *peh₃- ‘to drink’
Today it means
noun A form of endocytosis in which material enters a cell through its membrane and is incorporated in vesicles for digestion.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *peh₃- / pinocytosis