Where does “mesenchymal” come from?
Mesenchymal comes from English mesenchyme, which derives from English aldehyde, which comes from German Aldehyd.
mesenchymal (English): Of or pertaining to the mesenchyme
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the mesenchyme
Ancestry of “mesenchymal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mesenchyme | That part of the mesoderm of an embryo that... |
| 2 | English | meso- | middle; intermediate; Designating an achiral... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μέσος | middle of, between, amidst; half; of middle... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |