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
- Alternative form of blastocoele
Ancestry of “blastocele”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | blasto- | bud; budding; germination; germ cell |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βλαστός | sprout, shoot, bud; offspring, scion |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -τός | creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |