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Where does “hemocytoblast” come from?

hemocytoblast (English) comes from English cytoblast, from German Cytoblast, from Ancient Greek βλαστός, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

hemocytoblast (English): A hematopoietic stem cell

Definitions

  1. A hematopoietic stem cell

Ancestry of “hemocytoblast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcytoblastThat part of a cell in which its development...
2GermanCytoblastcytoblast
3Ancient Greekβλαστόςsprout, shoot, bud; offspring, scion
4Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →