Where does “osteoclast” come from?
Osteoclast comes from English -clast, from Ancient Greek κλαστός, from Ancient Greek κλάω, from Ancient Greek κλαίω, from Ancient Greek κλείω, from Ancient Greek κλέω, from Ancient Greek καλέω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-.
osteoclast (English): A large multinuclear cell associated with the...
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- A large multinuclear cell associated with the...
Ancestry of “osteoclast”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | clast | a fragment of rock that was broken from a larger... |
| 2 | English | clastic | Made up of parts that are easily removable; Made... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κλαστός | broken |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κλάω | to break, to break off, to break into pieces; to... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κλαίω | cry, weep; first-person singular future... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κλείω | shut, close, bar; enclose, shut in; Epic form of... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | klāyyō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂uyeti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂u- | nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for... |
Words derived from “osteoclast”