Etymology of the English word hemicellulose
the English word
hemicelluloseusing the English prefix
hemi-derived from the New Latin prefix
hemi-derived from the Greek prefix
hemi-, ἡμι-
derived from the English word
cellulosederived from the French word
cellulosederived from the French word
cellulederived from the Latin word
cellula (cell; chamber of brain; ovary; cell; monastery, daughter house; small, slave's room; lowly apartment)
derived from the Latin word
cella (cell; monastery; storeroom, cellar, larder)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kel-using the French suffix
-oseUsage
Word found in Modern English
