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Where does “blasto-” come from?

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

blasto- (English): bud; budding; germination; germ cell

Definitions

  1. bud; budding; germination; germ cell

Ancestry of “blasto-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “blasto-”

  • blastocyst
  • neuroblastoma
  • retinoblastoma
  • glioblastoma
  • medulloblastoma
  • blastoderm
  • ameloblastoma
  • hepatoblastoma
  • blastopore
  • blastomycosis
  • blastomere
  • osteoblastoma
  • nephroblastoma
  • hemangioblastoma
  • blastoma
  • gonadoblastoma
  • blastodermic
  • esthesioneuroblastoma
  • ganglioneuroblastoma
  • blastogenesis
  • blastoid
  • blastosphere
  • fibroblastoma
  • blastostyle
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