English
thyrocyte
Thyrocyte comes from Ancient Greek κῠ́τος ‘a hollow’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκῠ́τοςkŭ́tos‘a hollow’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcyta
- Englishtodaythyrocyte
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκῠ́τοςkŭ́tos‘a hollow’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcyta
- Englishtodaythyrocyte
A compound of thyro- + -cyte
Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’
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Ancient Greek εἶδος
Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής ‘Shield-shaped’
New Latin thyreoīdēs
English thyroid
English thyro-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- ‘cover, skin’
Today it means
noun A thyroid epithelial cell
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek κῠ́τος / thyrocyte