Where does “placenta praevia” come from?
placenta praevia (English) comes from Latin placenta, from Ancient Greek πλακόεντα, from Ancient Greek πλακοῦς, from Ancient Greek πλακόεις, from Ancient Greek πλάξ, from Proto-Hellenic pləks, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.
placenta praevia (English): A complication of pregnancy in which the placenta...
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- A complication of pregnancy in which the placenta...
Ancestry of “placenta praevia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | placenta | a round phyllo cake with a ribbed base and a... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πλακόεντα | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πλακοῦς | flat cake |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλακόεις | flat |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλάξ | anything flat and broad |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pləks | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |