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Where does “allografted” come from?

allografted (English) comes from English allo-, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

allografted (English): grafted as an allograft

Definitions

  1. grafted as an allograft

Ancestry of “allografted”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishallo-different, other; isomeric; especially, of amino...
2Ancient Greekἄλλοςother, another, different, else; in combination...
3Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
4Proto-Hellenickríňňō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
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