Where does “cryptorchid” come from?

cryptorchid (English) comes from Latin orchis, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erǵʰi- — testicle.

cryptorchid (English): A male animal with one or two undescended...

Definitions

  1. A male animal with one or two undescended...

Ancestry of “cryptorchid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinorchisorchid; kind of olive
2Ancient Greekὄρχιςtesticle; ovary; orchid
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erǵʰi-testicle

Words derived from “cryptorchid

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erǵʰi-
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