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Where does “holoblast” come from?

holoblast (English) comes from English BLAST, from Middle English blast, from Old English blǣst, from Proto-Germanic blēstuz, from Proto-Germanic blēsaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

holoblast (English): An ovum composed entirely of germinal matter

Definitions

  1. An ovum composed entirely of germinal matter

Ancestry of “holoblast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBLASTAn algorithm which compares similarities between...
2Middle EnglishblastA blast; a sudden and forceful motion of wind;...
3Old Englishblǣstwindgust; blowing, blast
4Proto-Germanicblēstuzblast, burst of wind, breeze
5Proto-Germanicblēsanąto blow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “holoblast”

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