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Where does “gastrulation” come from?

Gastrulation is an English noun derived from gastrulate, itself formed from the Latin past participle suffix -atus, which traces to Proto-Italic -ātos and ultimately Proto-Indo-European -tós, a suffix marking completed action.

gastrulation (English): The stage of embryo development at which a...

Definitions

  1. The stage of embryo development at which a...

Ancestry of “gastrulation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgastrulateTo form into a gastrula
2English-atehaving the specified thing; characterized by the...
3English-cyUsed to form nouns of state, condition or quality...
4Anglo-Norman-cie—
5Latin-tiaoffice, rank
6Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
7Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
8Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “gastrulation”

  • perigastrulation
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