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Where does “osteogenesis” come from?

Osteogenesis comes from Ancient Greek ὀστέον meaning "bone" and -genesis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁.

osteogenesis (English): The formation and development of bone

Definitions

  1. The formation and development of bone

Ancestry of “osteogenesis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGenesis—
2Latingenesisgeneration, creation, nativity; birth
3Ancient GreekΓένεσις—
4Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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