Where did the name cell come from?

Answer 1

The word 'cell' comes from the Latin word 'cellula', which means a small room. Robert Hook names the cell when he looked at a sliver of cork, and compared those cork cells to the rooms that monks lived in.

Answer 2

The term "cell" comes from the Latin word "cella" which means "small room" or "compartment." This name was given by the English scientist Robert Hooke in the 17th century when he observed small compartments resembling cells in a piece of cork under a microscope.

Answer 3

Cell came from the Latin word "cella" meaning small room. The first recorded noticed cell was in a cork which does appear to be rooms stacked next to each other.

Answer 4

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