Where does “midblastula” come from?

midblastula (English) comes from English MID, from English mid-range, from English range, from Middle English rengen, from Old French rengier, from Old French reng, from Latin rencus, from Gaulish rekos — to set in order.

midblastula (English): A stage, in the development of an embryo, at...

Definitions

  1. A stage, in the development of an embryo, at...

Ancestry of “midblastula”, step by step

midblastula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English MID

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMIDInitialism of mobile information device
2Englishmid-rangeOf a central or halfway point
3EnglishrangeA line or series of mountains, buildings, etc; A...
4Middle Englishrengen
5Old Frenchrengierto line up; to form ranks
6Old Frenchrengplace; position
7Latinrencusrow; order, rank
8Gaulishrekos
9Proto-Celticreketito arrange
10Proto-Indo-European(H)rek-to set in order

via English blastula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishblastulaAn early form in the development of an embryo,...
2New Latinblastula
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 (H)rek-