Where does “amniotic” come from?
Amniotic comes from French amniotique, ultimately derived from Greek amnion meaning the innermost membrane enveloping a fetus.
amniotic (English): Pertaining to the amnion
Ancestry of “amniotic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | amniotique | amniotic |
| 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 |
Words derived from “amniotic”