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Where does “sideroblast” come from?

sideroblast (English) comes from English sidero-, from Latin sīdus, from Ancient Greek Σιδοῦς, from Ancient Greek σίδη — pomegranate; kind of waterplant growing near...

sideroblast (English): An erythroblast with stainable iron granules in...

Definitions

  1. An erythroblast with stainable iron granules in...

Ancestry of “sideroblast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsidero-Related to stars or constellations, as sidereal...
2Latinsīdus—
3Ancient GreekΣιδοῦς—
4Ancient Greekσίδηpomegranate; kind of waterplant growing near...

Words derived from “sideroblast”

  • sideroblastic
Every word from Ancient Greek σίδη →