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Where does “ectopic” come from?

Ectopic comes from Ancient Greek ἐκτόπιος, derived from ἐκ meaning "out" and τόπος meaning "place," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs.

ectopic (English): Relating to ectopia; Being out of place, having...

Definitions

  1. Relating to ectopia; Being out of place, having...

Ancestry of “ectopic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-icUsed to form adjectives from nouns with the...
2EnglishimageAn optical or other representation of a real...
3Frenchimagepicture, image; frame; first-person singular...
4Portugueseimagemimage; picture; figure; image; image; face
5Spanishimagenimage
6Italianimmagineimage; imago
7Latinimāginem—
8Latinim-Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in
9Latinīn-—
10Latinîn—
11Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
12Proto-Italicenin
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “ectopic”

  • ectopically
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