Where does “blastomer” come from?
blastomer (Romanian) comes from English blastomere, from English blasto-, from Ancient Greek βλαστός, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
blastomer (Romanian): blastomere
Definitions
- blastomere
Ancestry of “blastomer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blastomere | Any cell that results from division of a... |
| 2 | English | blasto- | bud; budding; germination; germ cell |
| 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 |