Etymology of the English word ameloblast
the English word
ameloblastderived from the English word
enamelderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*smaltjanderived from the Anglo-Norman word
enamaillerderived from the Old French word
esmailderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mel-using the English suffix
-blastderived from the Greek word
blastos, βλαστός (bud; germ, bud; bud)
derived from the English word
amelDate
The earliest known usage of ameloblast in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in other languages
Italian
ameloblastoUsage
Word found in Modern English
