Where does “mesonephric” come from?
mesonephric (English) comes from English mesonephros, from English meso-, from Ancient Greek μέσος, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
mesonephric (English): Of or pertaining to the mesonephros
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the mesonephros
Ancestry of “mesonephric”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | mesonephros | The second of the three excretory organs of the... |
| 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;... |
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