Where does “microplacentome” come from?
microplacentome (English) comes from English placentome, from English placenta, from New Latin placenta uterina, from Latin placenta, from Ancient Greek πλακόεντα, from Ancient Greek πλακοῦς, from Ancient Greek πλακόεις, from Ancient Greek πλάξ — flat.
microplacentome (English): The placentome of microtissue
Definitions
- The placentome of microtissue
Ancestry of “microplacentome”, step by step
microplacentome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English placentome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | placentome | All the tissue associated with placentation |
| 2 | English | placenta | A vascular organ in mammals, except monotremes... |
| 3 | New Latin | placenta uterina | uterine cake |
| 4 | Latin | placenta | a round phyllo cake with a ribbed base and a... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλακόεντα | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλακοῦς | flat cake |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλακόεις | flat |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πλάξ | anything flat and broad |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | pləks | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |