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Where does “hilum” come from?

Hilum comes from Latin hilum, a word of unknown origin and meaning.

hilum (English): The eye of a bean or other seed; the mark or scar...

Definitions

  1. The eye of a bean or other seed; the mark or scar...

Ancestry of “hilum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhīlum—
Every word from Latin hīlum →