Where does “rhabdomyoblast” come from?

rhabdomyoblast (English) comes from English myo-, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

rhabdomyoblast (English): A kind of elongated cell that is essential to the diagnosis of a rhabdomyosarcoma

Definitions

  1. A kind of elongated cell that is essential to the diagnosis of a rhabdomyosarcoma

Ancestry of “rhabdomyoblast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmyo-muscle
2Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
3Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
4Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “rhabdomyoblast”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s →
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