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Where does “entoblast” come from?

entoblast (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-.

entoblast (English): Any of the embryonic blastomeres that develop...

Definitions

  1. Any of the embryonic blastomeres that develop...

Ancestry of “entoblast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBLASTAn algorithm which compares similarities between...
2Middle EnglishblastA blast; a sudden and forceful motion of wind;...
3Old Englishblǣstwindgust; blowing, blast
4Proto-Germanicblēstuzblast, burst of wind, breeze
5Proto-Germanicblēsanąto blow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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