Where does “endoderm” come from?
Endoderm comes from Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon, "within") and δέρμα (dérma, "skin"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁én and der-.
endoderm (English): One of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a...
Definitions
- One of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a...
Ancestry of “endoderm”, step by step
endoderm traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French endoderme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | endoderme | endoderm |
| 2 | French | endo- | end-/endo- |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἔνδον | in, within |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | éndon | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥dóm | inside |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥dó | into, inside |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |