Where does “trophoblast” come from?
Trophoblast comes from Ancient Greek τροφή (trophḗ, "nourishment") and Ancient Greek -βλαστος (-blastos, "sprout"), derived from Ancient Greek τρέφω (trephō, "to nourish").
trophoblast (English): The membrane of cells that forms the wall of a...
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- The membrane of cells that forms the wall of a...
Ancestry of “trophoblast”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | BLAST | An algorithm which compares similarities between... |
| 2 | Middle English | blast | A blast; a sudden and forceful motion of wind;... |
| 3 | Old English | blǣst | windgust; blowing, blast |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blēstuz | blast, burst of wind, breeze |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blēsaną | to blow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | to bleat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |