Where does “myofibroblastoma” come from?
myofibroblastoma (English) comes from English fibroblastoma, from English blastoma, from English BLAST, from Middle English blast, from Old English blǣst, from Proto-Germanic blēstuz, from Proto-Germanic blēsaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-.
myofibroblastoma (English): A fibroblastoma associated with muscle tissue
Definitions
- A fibroblastoma associated with muscle tissue
Ancestry of “myofibroblastoma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fibroblastoma | Any tumour associated with a fibroblast |
| 2 | English | blastoma | A tumour that is caused by malignancies in... |
| 3 | English | BLAST | An algorithm which compares similarities between... |
| 4 | Middle English | blast | A blast; a sudden and forceful motion of wind;... |
| 5 | Old English | blǣst | windgust; blowing, blast |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blēstuz | blast, burst of wind, breeze |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | blēsaną | to blow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | to bleat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |