Etymology of the English word gastrula
the English word
gastruladerived from the New Latin word
gastrulausing the Latin suffix
-uladerived from the Greek word
gastra, γάστρα
derived from the Late Greek word
gaster, γαστήρ (belly; stomach; the stomach; by analogy, the matrix; figuratively, a gourmand)
Date
The earliest known usage of gastrula in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
gastrulateUsage
Word found in Modern English
