Etymology of the English word reticulocyte
the English word
reticulocytederived from the English word
reticulumderived from the New Latin word
reticulum (little net; small net; small mesh bag; hair net; tennis-racket)
derived from the Classical Latin word
rete (network; net; net, snare)
derived from the Latin word
kytos (cell)
derived from the Greek word
kutos, κύτος (cell)
using the English suffix
-cytederived from the English word
cyteDate
The earliest known usage of reticulocyte in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
