célula
/ˈθelula/ · B1 · noun · f
cell
🦠 Latin cellula = little room (cella + diminutive -ula); same root as cell
Cella meant a small room, like a monk's or prisoner's cell. Add the diminutive -ula and you get a tiny room. That's the living cell, and also a small group inside a bigger organisation. Stress the first syllable: CÉ-lu-la.