Where does “amnion” come from?

amnion (Czech) comes from Latin amnion, from Ancient Greek ἀμνίον, from Ancient Greek ἀμνός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

amnion (Czech): amnion

Definitions

  1. amnion

Ancestry of “amnion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinamnionmembrane around a fetus
2Ancient Greekἀμνίονbowl in which the blood of victims was caught;...
3Ancient Greekἀμνόςlamb
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷnóslamb
5Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀμνός →