English
cytoblast
Cytoblast comes from German Cytoblast, and goes back to Ancient Greek κύτος ‘a hollow’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκύτος‘a hollow’
- Germanc. 1650–presentCytoblast
- Englishtodaycytoblast
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκύτος‘a hollow’
- Germanc. 1650–presentCytoblast
- Englishtodaycytoblast
Formed from cyto + blast
Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-
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Proto-Germanic *blēstuz ‘blowing, blast’
Proto-West Germanic *blāstu ‘blowing’
Old English blǣst ‘blowing, blast’
Middle English blast ‘a blast’
English blast
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- ‘cover, skin’
Today it means
noun That part of a cell (especially the nucleus) in which its development takes place
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek κύτος / cytoblast