Where does “profibroblast” come from?

profibroblast (English) comes from English pro, from English professional, from English profession, from Anglo-Norman professioun, from Old French profession, from Latin professiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

profibroblast (English): A structure that develops into a fibroblast

Definitions

  1. A structure that develops into a fibroblast

Ancestry of “profibroblast”, step by step

profibroblast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishproAn advantage of something, especially when...
2EnglishprofessionalA person who belongs to a profession; A person...
3EnglishprofessionA declaration of belief, faith or one's opinion,...
4Anglo-Normanprofessioun
5Old Frenchprofessionprofession; declaration
6Latinprofessiōdeclaration, avowal, profession (act of professing)
7Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
8Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English fibroblast

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-to bleat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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