Where does “placentomal” come from?
placentomal (English) comes from English placentome, from English placenta, from New Latin placenta uterina, from Latin placenta, from Ancient Greek πλακόεντα, from Ancient Greek πλακοῦς, from Ancient Greek πλακόεις, from Ancient Greek πλάξ — flat.
placentomal (English): Relating to a placentome
Definitions
- Relating to a placentome
Ancestry of “placentomal”, step by step
placentomal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English placentome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | placentome | All the tissue associated with placentation |
| 2 | English | placenta | A vascular organ in mammals, except monotremes... |
| 3 | New Latin | placenta uterina | uterine cake |
| 4 | Latin | placenta | a round phyllo cake with a ribbed base and a... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλακόεντα | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλακοῦς | flat cake |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλακόεις | flat |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πλάξ | anything flat and broad |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | pləks | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |