blastoderm
/bˈlæstədəm/BLA-stuh-durm
/bˈlæstədɚm/BLA-stuh-durm
Meaningsprout skin
Common meaning: an embryo's cell layer
- blasta shoot, sproutLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 151 · scan
- dermskin, hideLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 333 · scan
‘a shoot, sprout’ + ‘skin, hide’ → blastoderm
Journey through time
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- blast — Greek βλαστός “a shoot, sprout” (dictionary form; path not traced)
- derm — Greek δέρμα “skin, hide” (dictionary form; path not traced)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek βλαστός ‘a shoot, sprout’ + Greek δέρμα ‘skin, hide’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry δέρμα, p. 333 · dictionary scan
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