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...
Definitions
- A large multinuclear cell associated with the...
Ancestry of “osteoclast”, step by step
osteoclast traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English clast
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
via French ostéoclaste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ostéoclaste | osteoclast |
| 2 | French | ostéo- | osteo- |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὀστέον | bone; bones of the earth = rock; stone of fruit |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κλάσις | breaking, fracture; bending of the knee joint,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via English osteo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | osteo | osteomyelitis |