Where does “histoblot” come from?

histoblot (English) comes from English blót, from Middle English blot, from Old Norse blautr, from Proto-Germanic blautaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlāw-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel — shiny, white.

histoblot (English): An extension of the immunoblot technique used in the study of tissue

Definitions

  1. An extension of the immunoblot technique used in the study of tissue

Ancestry of “histoblot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishblótA Norse ceremonial offering
2Middle Englishblotblot, spot, stain, blemish
3Old Norseblautrwet; weak
4Proto-Germanicblautazsoft; exhausted; emptied out; spent; fainthearted
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlāw-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelshiny, white
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlāw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blautaz →