Etymology of the English word mitosis
the English word
mitosisusing the Greek suffix
-osis, -ωσις
derived from the New Latin word
mitosisderived from the Greek word
mitos, μίτος (thread)
Date
The earliest known usage of mitosis in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
amitosis,
endomitosis,
mitogenDerivations in other languages
Italian
mitosiUsage
Word found in Modern English
