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-cito

-cito

See also: cito, citó, citò, and cito-

Italian

Suffix

-cito

  1. (Variant of: cita-) -cyte

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Spanish

Etymology 1

Suffix

-cito m ‎(feminine -cita, plural -citos, feminine plural -citas)

  1. Form of -ito. Substituted for "o" at the end of masculine words and names to denote a diminutive form.
    pan ‎(“bread”) + ‎-cito → ‎pancito ‎(“bun, roll”)
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Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek κύτος ‎(kútos, “vessel, container”).

Suffix

-cito m ‎(feminine -cita, plural -citos, feminine plural -citas)

  1. (biology) -cyte (used to form cell names)
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Derived terms

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