Etymology of the French word cellule
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-Date
The earliest known usage of cellule in French dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in French
cellulaire,
celluleux,
cellulite,
cellulose,
encelluler,
intracellulaire,
photocellule,
porte-celluleDerivations in other languages
English
celluleCognates
Dutch
cel, English
cell, French
celle, German
Zelle, Icelandic
sella, Italian
cella, Latin
cella, Spanish
celda, Swedish
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