Where does “melanoiridoblast” come from?
melanoiridoblast (English) comes from English iridoblast, 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-.
melanoiridoblast (English): An iridoblast that differentiates into a melanocyte or an iridophore
Definitions
- An iridoblast that differentiates into a melanocyte or an iridophore
Ancestry of “melanoiridoblast”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | iridoblast | An immature iridoplast |
| 2 | English | BLAST | An algorithm which compares similarities between... |
| 3 | Middle English | blast | A blast; a sudden and forceful motion of wind;... |
| 4 | Old English | blǣst | windgust; blowing, blast |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blēstuz | blast, burst of wind, breeze |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blēsaną | to blow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | to bleat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |