English Explanatory Dictionary

-blast

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. an immature cell or tissue

Word forms

-blast

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek βλᾰστᾰ́νω (blăstắnō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek βλᾰστός (blăstós)bor. English -blast Borrowed from Ancient Greek βλᾰστός (blăstós, “germ, sprout”).

Derived words

-blastic
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