Question

The word 'cell' is derived from the Latin word_____.

Answer 1

Cells:

1. Cells are referred to as structural and functional units of a living entity.

Term cell is derived from:

1. The term "cell" was coined by English physicist Robert Hooke and is derived from the Latin word "cellula."
2. The two-lens microscope was devised by Robert Hooke, who examined a very thin slice of dead cork (tree bark) and he observed cluster of box-like cubicles put on top of each other.

Final answer- The word 'cell' is derived from the Latin word “cellula.”