Etymograph

English

blastema

Blastema comes from Ancient Greek βλάστημα ‘sprout’, and goes back to βλᾰστᾰ́νω.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEβλᾰστᾰ́νω‘to bud, sprout’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEβλαστόςblastós‘germ, sprout’
  3. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEβλαστάνω‘to bud, sprout, grow’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEβλάστημαblástēma‘sprout’
  5. Englishtodayblastema

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEβλᾰστᾰ́νω‘to bud, sprout’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEβλαστόςblastós‘germ, sprout’
  3. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEβλαστάνω‘to bud, sprout, grow’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEβλάστημαblástēma‘sprout’
  5. Englishtodayblastema

Every English word from Ancient Greek βλᾰστᾰ́νω

Today it means

noun A clump of undifferentiated cells or blasts, from which an organ or body part will develop, either during the normal growth of an embryo or in the regeneration of a lost body part.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek βλᾰστᾰ́νω / blastema

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