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

  1. Either of two folds of the peritoneum that...

Ancestry of “omentum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinomentumThe adipose membrane which encloses the bowels;...
2Umbrian????—
3Proto-Italicongʷən—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷen-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷ-to smear, to anoint

Words derived from “omentum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷen- →Every word from Proto-Italic ongʷən →