Etymology of the English word phagocytize
the English word
phagocytizederived from the English word
phagocytederived from the Greek word
kutos, κύτος (cell)
derived from the Greek word
phagein, ϕαγεῖν (to eat)
using the English prefix
phago-using the English suffix
-cyteusing the English suffix
-izederived from the Old French suffix
-iserderived from the Latin suffix
-izarederived from the Greek suffix
-izein, -ίζειν
Usage
Word found in Modern English
