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Where does “corpus luteum” come from?

corpus luteum (English) comes from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.

corpus luteum (English): A yellow mass of cells that forms from an ovarian...

Definitions

  1. A yellow mass of cells that forms from an ovarian...

Ancestry of “corpus luteum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincorpusbody, person; substance, material; the flesh of...
2Proto-Italickorposbody
3Proto-Indo-Europeankréposbody
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrep-body
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