Etymograph

English

schizont

Schizont comes from German Schizont, from Ancient Greek σχίζω ‘divide’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *skeyd-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*skeyd-1‘to divide, split’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*skid-yé-ti1reconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσχίζω2skhízō‘divide’
  4. Germanc. 1650–presentSchizont2
  5. Englishtodayschizont2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek σχίζω
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English schizont

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*skeyd-Wiktionary, Ancient Greek σχίζω‘to divide, split’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*skid-yé-tiWiktionary, Ancient Greek σχίζωreconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσχίζωWiktionary, English schizontskhízō‘divide’
  4. Germanc. 1650–presentSchizontWiktionary, English schizont
  5. EnglishtodayschizontWiktionary, English schizont

Equivalent to schiz- + -ont

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *skeyd- ‘to divide, split’

shit, rescind, rescission, 22 more

through Proto-Indo-European *skid-yé-ti

schedule, schismatic, 4 more

through Ancient Greek σχίζω ‘divide’

zest, schism, schist, 3 more

Today it means

noun A cell that divides by schizogony.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “schizont”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Ancient Greek σχίζω. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *skeyd- / schizont

Shirt and support for this word