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Where does “stereoblastula” come from?

stereoblastula (English) comes from English blastula, from New Latin blastula, from Ancient Greek βλαστός, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

stereoblastula (English): A blastula without a clear central cavity

Definitions

  1. A blastula without a clear central cavity

Ancestry of “stereoblastula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishblastulaAn early form in the development of an embryo,...
2New Latinblastula—
3Ancient Greekβλαστόςsprout, shoot, bud; offspring, scion
4Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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