Where does “mast cell” come from?
mast cell (English) comes from German Mastzelle, from German mast, from Middle High German mast, from Old High German mast, from Proto-West Germanic *mast, from Proto-Germanic mastaz, from Proto-Indo-European mazdos — pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...
mast cell (English): A resident cell of connective tissue that...
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- A resident cell of connective tissue that...
Ancestry of “mast cell”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Mastzelle | — |
| 2 | German | mast | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | mast | — |
| 4 | Old High German | mast | fodder, feeding, fattening; fattening |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *mast | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mastaz | rod, pole, perch; bar, plank; mast |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mazdos | pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,... |