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Where does “exocervical” come from?

exocervical (English) comes from English exo-, from Ancient Greek ἔξω, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

exocervical (English): Relating to the exocervix

Definitions

  1. Relating to the exocervix

Ancestry of “exocervical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishexo-outside; external
2Ancient Greekἔξωout, out of; outside; without, except
3Ancient Greekσφαῖραball, globe, sphere
4Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
5Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
7Proto-Indo-European-ess—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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