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Where does “erythroblast” come from?

erythroblast (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-.

erythroblast (English): A cell in the bone marrow from which red blood...

Definitions

  1. A cell in the bone marrow from which red blood...

Ancestry of “erythroblast”, 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-—

Words derived from “erythroblast”

  • erythroblastosis
  • erythroblastic
  • erythroblastopenia
  • leukoerythroblastic
  • proerythroblast
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