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

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to the amnion

Ancestry of “amniotic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchamniotiqueamniotic
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 “amniotic”

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