Where does “omentum” come from?
Omentum comes from Latin omentum, from Proto-Italic ongʷən, from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷen-, ultimately from the root h₃engʷ-.
omentum (English): Either of two folds of the peritoneum that...
Definitions
- Either of two folds of the peritoneum that...
Ancestry of “omentum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | omentum | The adipose membrane which encloses the bowels;... |
| 2 | Umbrian | ???? | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | ongʷən | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃engʷen- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃engʷ- | to smear, to anoint |
Words derived from “omentum”