cellula

A small compartment or chamber.

Noun

  1. A small compartment or chamber.

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-der. Latin cella Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin cellulalbor. English cellula Learned borrowing from Latin cellula.

Forms

cellulae