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Where does “chorioamnion” come from?

chorioamnion (English) comes from English amnion, from Latin amnion, from Ancient Greek ἀμνίον, from Ancient Greek ἀμνός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

chorioamnion (English): The chorion and amnion considered as a single...

Definitions

  1. The chorion and amnion considered as a single...

Ancestry of “chorioamnion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishamnionThe innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of...
2Latinamnionmembrane around a fetus
3Ancient Greekἀμνίονbowl in which the blood of victims was caught;...
4Ancient Greekἀμνόςlamb
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷnóslamb
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
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