Where does “amniocentesis” come from?
Amniocentesis combines English amnion, from Latin amnion, from Ancient Greek ἀμνίον, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós meaning lamb, with the Greek suffix -centesis meaning puncture.
amniocentesis (English): A procedure for obtaining amniotic fluid from a...
Definitions
- A procedure for obtaining amniotic fluid from a...
Ancestry of “amniocentesis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | amnion | The innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of... |
| 2 | Latin | amnion | membrane around a fetus |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀμνίον | bowl in which the blood of victims was caught;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀμνός | lamb |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂egʷnós | lamb |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |