Where does “meconium” come from?
Meconium comes from Latin meconium, from Ancient Greek μηκώνιον, derived from Ancient Greek μήκων meaning poppy.
meconium (English): A dark green mass, the contents of the fetal...
Definitions
- A dark green mass, the contents of the fetal...
Ancestry of “meconium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | mēcōnium | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μηκώνιον | opium; meconium, discharge from the bowels of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μήκων | opium poppy; single poppyseed; poppyhead |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ko- | — |
Words derived from “meconium”