Where does “blastema” come from?
blastema (English) comes from Ancient Greek βλάστημα, from Ancient Greek βλαστάνω, from Ancient Greek βλαστός, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
blastema (English): A clump of undifferentiated cells or blasts, from...
Definitions
- A clump of undifferentiated cells or blasts, from...
Ancestry of “blastema”, step by step
blastema traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek βλάστημα
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | βλάστημα | sprout, shoot; offspring, offshoot; excrescence,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βλαστάνω | To sprout, bud, begin to grow; To produce,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βλαστός | sprout, shoot, bud; offspring, scion |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τός | creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via French blastème
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | blastème | blastema |