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Where does “χόρῐον” come from?

χόρῐον (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

χόρῐον (Ancient Greek): afterbirth, placenta; any intestinal membrane;...

Definitions

  1. afterbirth, placenta; any intestinal membrane;...

Ancestry of “χόρῐον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “χόρῐον”

  • choroid
  • choroidal
  • choroiditis
  • retinochoroiditis
  • choroidopathy
  • retinochoroidal
  • suprachoroid
  • ciliochoroidal
  • transchoroidal
  • intrachoroidal
  • pachychoroidal
  • iridochoroidal
  • nonchoroidal
  • corion
  • coroide
  • coroidite
  • χοροειδής
  • chorion
  • choroides
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