Where does “amnion” come from?
amnion (Dutch) 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 (Dutch): amnion
Ancestry of “amnion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | amnion | membrane around a fetus |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀμνίον | bowl in which the blood of victims was caught;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀμνός | lamb |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂egʷnós | lamb |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |