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...

Definitions

  1. A complication of pregnancy in which the placenta...

Ancestry of “placenta praevia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplacentaa round phyllo cake with a ribbed base and a...
2Ancient Greekπλακόεντα—
3Ancient Greekπλακοῦςflat cake
4Ancient Greekπλακόειςflat
5Ancient Greekπλάξanything flat and broad
6Proto-Hellenicpləks—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic pləks →Every word from Ancient Greek πλάξ →