Where does “preosteoclastic” come from?
preosteoclastic (English) comes from English osteoclastic, from English osteoclast, from English clast, from English clastic, from Ancient Greek κλαστός, from Ancient Greek κλάω, from Ancient Greek κλαίω, from Ancient Greek κλείω — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
preosteoclastic (English): Relating to preosteoclasts
Definitions
- Relating to preosteoclasts
Ancestry of “preosteoclastic”, step by step
preosteoclastic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English osteoclastic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | osteoclastic | Of or pertaining to an osteoclast; Of or... |
| 2 | English | osteoclast | A large multinuclear cell associated with the... |
| 3 | English | clast | a fragment of rock that was broken from a larger... |
| 4 | English | clastic | Made up of parts that are easily removable; Made... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κλαστός | broken |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κλάω | to break, to break off, to break into pieces; to... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κλαίω | cry, weep; first-person singular future... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κλείω | shut, close, bar; enclose, shut in; Epic form of... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | klāyyō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂uyeti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂u- | nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for... |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |