Etymology of the English word fibroblast
the English word
fibroblastderived from the Latin word
blastos (bud)
derived from the Greek word
blastos, βλαστός (bud; germ, bud; bud)
using the English prefix
fibro-derived from the Latin word
fibra (fibre, string, thread; fibre; fibre; fiber, filament; entrails)
using the English suffix
-blastderived from the Greek word
blastos, βλαστός (bud; germ, bud; bud)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
