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Where does “πλακούντα” come from?

πλακούντα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πλακοῦς, from Ancient Greek πλακόεις, from Ancient Greek πλάξ, from Proto-Hellenic pləks, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

Ancestry of “πλακούντα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπλακοῦςflat cake
2Ancient Greekπλακόειςflat
3Ancient Greekπλάξanything flat and broad
4Proto-Hellenicpləks—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

Words derived from “πλακούντα”

  • placenta
  • placental
  • transplacental
  • placentation
  • uteroplacental
  • fetoplacental
  • placentitis
  • transplacentally
  • retroplacental
  • ectoplacental
  • intraplacental
  • aplacental
  • placentally
  • placentome
  • nonplacental
  • implacental
  • placentary
  • cerebroplacental
  • preplacental
  • extraplacental
  • placentiferous
  • maternoplacental
  • placenta praevia
  • placentiform
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →