Where does “chorion” come from?

Chorion comes from Latin chorion, a term of unknown ultimate origin and meaning.

chorion (English): The protective and nutritive membrane in higher...

Definitions

  1. The protective and nutritive membrane in higher...

Ancestry of “chorion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinchorion—
2Ancient Greekχόριονafterbirth, placenta; any intestinal membrane;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “chorion”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Ancient Greek χόριον →Every word from Late Latin chorion →