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Where does “ethmo-” come from?

ethmo- (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἡθμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

ethmo- (English): ethmoid

Definitions

  1. ethmoid

Ancestry of “ethmo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἡθμόςstrainer, colander, especially for wine; part of...
2Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
3Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems

Words derived from “ethmo-”

  • ethmosphenoid
  • ethmovomerine
  • ethmoturbinal
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