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Where does “monoamniotic” come from?

monoamniotic (English) comes from English amniotic, from French amniotique, from Ancient Greek ἀμνίον, from Ancient Greek ἀμνός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

monoamniotic (English): Sharing the same amniotic sac within their...

Definitions

  1. Sharing the same amniotic sac within their...

Ancestry of “monoamniotic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishamnioticPertaining to the amnion
2Frenchamniotiqueamniotic
3Ancient Greekἀμνίονbowl in which the blood of victims was caught;...
4Ancient Greekἀμνόςlamb
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷnóslamb
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
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