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Where does “endodermal” come from?

endodermal (English) comes from English endoderm, from French endoderme, from French endo-, from Ancient Greek ἔνδον, from Proto-Hellenic éndon, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥dóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥dó, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

endodermal (English): Of or pertaining to the endoderm

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the endoderm

Ancestry of “endodermal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishendodermOne of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a...
2Frenchendodermeendoderm
3Frenchendo-end-/endo-
4Ancient Greekἔνδονin, within
5Proto-Hellenicéndon—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥dóm—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥dóinto, inside
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
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