Etymology

blastomere

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Today it means: Any cell that results from division of a fertilized egg. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μέρος (méros) ← Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros ← Proto-Indo-European *(s)méros
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekβλᾰστᾰ́νω (blăstắnō)
  2. Ancient Greekβλαστός (blastós)
  3. Englishblasto-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*(s)mer-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(s)méros
  6. Proto-Hellenic*(h)méros
  7. Ancient Greekμέρος (méros)
  8. English todayblastomere

From blasto- + -mere.

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