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Where does “pre-embryo” come from?

pre-embryo (English) comes from English embryo, from Medieval Latin embryo, from Ancient Greek ἔμβρυον, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

pre-embryo (English): A fertilized human egg, up to 14 days old, that...

Definitions

  1. A fertilized human egg, up to 14 days old, that...

Ancestry of “pre-embryo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishembryoIn the reproductive cycle, the stage after the...
2Medieval Latinembryo—
3Ancient Greekἔμβρυονa young one; embryo, fetus
4Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
5Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
6Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
7Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
8Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
9Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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