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Where does “myofibroblast” come from?

myofibroblast (English) comes from English fibroblast, 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-.

myofibroblast (English): A cell that is intermediate between a fibroblast...

Definitions

  1. A cell that is intermediate between a fibroblast...

Ancestry of “myofibroblast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfibroblastA cell found in connective tissue that produces...
2EnglishBLASTAn algorithm which compares similarities between...
3Middle EnglishblastA blast; a sudden and forceful motion of wind;...
4Old Englishblǣstwindgust; blowing, blast
5Proto-Germanicblēstuzblast, burst of wind, breeze
6Proto-Germanicblēsanąto blow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “myofibroblast”

  • myofibroblastic
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