Where does “amnion” come from?

Amnion comes from Latin amnion, from Ancient Greek ἀμνίον, from Ancient Greek ἀμνός meaning "lamb," derived from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós with the suffix -nós.

amnion (English): The innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of...

Definitions

  1. The innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of...

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

Words derived from “amnion”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀμνός →