Where does “oistéablast” come from?
oistéablast (Irish) comes from Irish -blast, from Irish blast, from Ancient Greek βλαστός, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
oistéablast (Irish): osteoblast
Ancestry of “oistéablast”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | -blast | -blast |
| 2 | Irish | blast | blast |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βλαστός | sprout, shoot, bud; offspring, scion |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τός | creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |