Where does “erythroclastic” come from?

erythroclastic (English) comes from English clastic, from Ancient Greek κλαστός, from Ancient Greek κλάω, from Ancient Greek κλαίω, from Ancient Greek κλείω, from Proto-Hellenic klāyyō, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂uyeti, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

erythroclastic (English): destructive to erythrocytes

Definitions

  1. destructive to erythrocytes

Ancestry of “erythroclastic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclasticMade up of parts that are easily removable; Made...
2Ancient Greekκλαστόςbroken
3Ancient Greekκλάωto break, to break off, to break into pieces; to...
4Ancient Greekκλαίωcry, weep; first-person singular future...
5Ancient Greekκλείωshut, close, bar; enclose, shut in; Epic form of...
6Proto-Hellenicklāyyō
7Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂uyeti
8Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂uyetiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic klāyyō
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