Where does “blastoma” come from?
blastoma (English) comes from English BLAST, from Middle English blast, from Old English blǣst, from Proto-Germanic blēstuz, from Proto-Germanic blēsaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
blastoma (English): A tumour that is caused by malignancies in...
Definitions
- A tumour that is caused by malignancies in...
Ancestry of “blastoma”, step by step
blastoma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English BLAST
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | BLAST | An algorithm which compares similarities between... |
| 2 | Middle English | blast | A blast; a sudden and forceful motion of wind;... |
| 3 | Old English | blǣst | windgust; blowing, blast |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blēstuz | blast, burst of wind, breeze |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blēsaną | to blow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | to bleat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “blastoma”
- neuroblastoma
- retinoblastoma
- glioblastoma
- medulloblastoma
- ameloblastoma
- hepatoblastoma
- osteoblastoma
- nephroblastoma
- hemangioblastoma
- gonadoblastoma
- esthesioneuroblastoma
- ganglioneuroblastoma
- pineoblastoma
- fibroblastoma
- myoblastoma
- lipoblastoma
- leiomyoblastoma
- adenoameloblastoma
- teratoblastoma
- hemangioendothelioblastoma
- androblastoma
- arrhenoblastoma
- erythroblastoma
- granuloblastoma