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Where does “blastocele” come from?

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

blastocele (English): Alternative form of blastocoele

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of blastocoele

Ancestry of “blastocele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishblasto-bud; budding; germination; germ cell
2Ancient Greekβλαστόςsprout, shoot, bud; offspring, scion
3Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
4Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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