Where does “astrobleme” come from?

astrobleme (English) comes from Ancient Greek βλῆμα, from Ancient Greek βάλλω, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō.

astrobleme (English): A pit-like structure created by an impacting...

Definitions

  1. A pit-like structure created by an impacting...

Ancestry of “astrobleme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβλῆμαa throw, cast of dice; a missile; a shot, wound
2Ancient GreekβάλλωI throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch
3Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō →Every word from Ancient Greek βάλλω →Every word from Ancient Greek βλῆμα →