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Where does “VASE” come from?

VASE (English) comes from Middle French vase, from Latin vās, from Proto-Italic woss, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

VASE (English): an exon of NCAM; it is thought to correlate with...

Definitions

  1. an exon of NCAM; it is thought to correlate with...

Ancestry of “VASE”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchvase—
2Latinvās—
3Proto-Italicwoss—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
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