Where does “placenta” come from?

placenta (Asturian) comes from Ecclesiastical Latin placenta, from Latin placenta, from Ancient Greek πλακόεντα, from Ancient Greek πλακοῦς, from Ancient Greek πλακόεις, from Ancient Greek πλάξ, from Proto-Hellenic pləks, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

placenta (Asturian): placenta

Definitions

  1. placenta

Ancestry of “placenta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ecclesiastical Latinplacenta
2Latinplacentaa round phyllo cake with a ribbed base and a...
3Ancient Greekπλακόεντα
4Ancient Greekπλακοῦςflat cake
5Ancient Greekπλακόειςflat
6Ancient Greekπλάξanything flat and broad
7Proto-Hellenicpləks
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂-Every word from Proto-Hellenic pləksEvery word from Ancient Greek πλάξ