Etymology of the English word cytology
the English word
cytologyderived from the Greek word
logos, λόγος (word, speech, topic, treatise, reasoning)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
using the English prefix
cyto-derived from the Greek word
kutos, κύτος (cell)
using the English suffix
-logyUsage
Word found in Modern English
