Where does “bdelloplast” come from?

bdelloplast (English) comes from English bdello-, from Ancient Greek βδέλλα, from Ancient Greek βδάλλω, from Pre-Greek qsb-grc.

bdelloplast (English): A modified cell formed in the host of a parasitic...

Definitions

  1. A modified cell formed in the host of a parasitic...

Ancestry of “bdelloplast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbdello-—
2Ancient Greekβδέλλαleech; lamprey; bdellium
3Ancient Greekβδάλλωto milk cows; to suck
4Pre-Greekqsb-grc—
Every word from Pre-Greek qsb-grc →Every word from Ancient Greek βδάλλω →Every word from Ancient Greek βδέλλα →