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Where does “neuroectoderm” come from?

neuroectoderm (English) comes from English ectoderm, from French ectoderme, from French derme, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

neuroectoderm (English): The region of the ectoderm of an embryo that...

Definitions

  1. The region of the ectoderm of an embryo that...

Ancestry of “neuroectoderm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishectodermOutermost of the three tissue layers in the...
2Frenchectodermeectoderm
3Frenchdermedermis
4Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
5Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
6Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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