Where does “mucocartilage” come from?
mucocartilage (English) comes from English cartilage, from French cartilage, from Spanish cartílago, from Portuguese cartílagem, from Latin cartilāgō, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.
mucocartilage (English): A form of cartilage present in larval lampreys
Definitions
- A form of cartilage present in larval lampreys
Ancestry of “mucocartilage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cartilage | A type of dense, non-vascular connective tissue,... |
| 2 | French | cartilage | cartilage |
| 3 | Spanish | cartílago | cartilage |
| 4 | Portuguese | cartílagem | cartilage |
| 5 | Latin | cartilāgō | Cartilage, gristle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |