Etymology of the French word cellulose
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
-oseDate
The earliest known usage of cellulose in French dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in French
cellulosique,
acétocellulose,
alcalicellulose,
hydrocellulose,
hémicellulose,
méthylcellulose,
nitrocellulose,
oxycellulose,
éthylcellulose,
benzylcellulose,
hydroxyéthylcelluloseDerivations in other languages
English
cellulose, Romanian
celulozăCognates
Dutch
cellulose, English
cellulose, German
Zellulose, Icelandic
sellúlosu-efni, Swedish
cellulosa
