Where does “fibroblast” come from?
Fibroblast comes from English -blast, derived from Ancient Greek βλαστός, from Ancient Greek βλαστάνειν meaning to sprout or germinate.
fibroblast (English): A cell found in connective tissue that produces...
Definitions
- A cell found in connective tissue that produces...
Ancestry of “fibroblast”, step by step
fibroblast traces back through 3 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- | — |
via French fibroblaste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fibroblaste | fibroblast |
| 2 | French | blaste | blast |
via English fibro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fibro | Fibro-cement; a building material consisting of... |