zygote
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zygote
- /ˈzaɪɡəʊt/ UK
- /ˈzaɪˌɡoʊt/ US
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ζῠγωτός (zŭgōtós, “yoked”) + English -ote (suffix meaning ‘having [the thing to which it is attached]’). Ζῠγωτός (Zŭgōtós) is derived from ζῠγόω (zŭgóō, “to join or yoke together”) + -τός (-tós, suffix forming adjectives of possibility); and ζῠγόω (zŭgóō) from ζῠγόν (zŭgón, “yoke for joining animals; anything which joins two things together”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *yewg- (“to tie together, join, yoke”)) + -όω (-óō, suffix forming causative or factitive verbs). By surface analysis, zygo- + -ote.
noun zygotes
- A eukaryotic cell formed from the fusion of two gametes (“reproductive cells”) during a fertilization process.
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noun eukaryotic cell formed from the fusion of two gametes during a fertilization process
| Español | zigoto, cigoto |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 접합자 jeophapja |
| 日本語 | 接合子 setsugōshi |
| 中文 | 合子 hézǐ, 受精卵 shòujīngluǎn |
| हिन्दी | युग्मनज yugmanaj |
| Português | zigoto |
| Français | zygote |
| Deutsch | Zygote |
| Italiano | zigote |
| Ελληνικά | ζυγωτό zygotó |
| Română | zigot |
| Русский | зиго́та zigóta |
| Tiếng Việt | hợp tử |
| العربية | زىجوت zijut |
| עברית | זִיגוֹטָה zigóta |
Talk about this word "zygote." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zygote. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. zygote. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zygote "zygote." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zygote.Cite this
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title = {zygote},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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