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Where does “endocervical” come from?

Endocervical comes from English cervical combined with the prefix endo-, from Ancient Greek ἔνδον, from Proto-Hellenic éndon, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥dóm meaning within or inside.

endocervical (English): Within a cervix; Of or pertaining to the...

Definitions

  1. Within a cervix; Of or pertaining to the...

Ancestry of “endocervical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishendomarijuana; A bike trick where the bike is ridden...
2Ancient Greekἔνδονin, within
3Proto-Hellenicéndon—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥dóm—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥dóinto, inside
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
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