Where does “Blastocystis” come from?

Blastocystis (English) comes from Ancient Greek βλαστός, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

Ancestry of “Blastocystis”, step by step

Blastocystis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek βλαστός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβλαστόςsprout, shoot, bud; offspring, scion
2Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
3Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

via Ancient Greek κύστις

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “Blastocystis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →Every word from Ancient Greek -τός →Every word from Ancient Greek βλαστός →