Where does “fetus” come from?

Fetus comes from Latin fetus, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)-, a root meaning to suckle or produce.

fetus (English): An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs...

Definitions

  1. An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs...

Ancestry of “fetus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfētuspregnant, full of young
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “fetus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)-
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