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Where does “blastematic” come from?

blastematic (English) comes from English blastema, 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.

blastematic (English): Connected with, or proceeding from, the blastema;...

Definitions

  1. Connected with, or proceeding from, the blastema;...

Ancestry of “blastematic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishblastemaA clump of undifferentiated cells or blasts, from...
2Ancient Greekβλάστημαsprout, shoot; offspring, offshoot; excrescence,...
3Ancient GreekβλαστάνωTo sprout, bud, begin to grow; To produce,...
4Ancient Greekβλαστόςsprout, shoot, bud; offspring, scion
5Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
6Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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