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Where does “radiodense” come from?

radiodense (English) comes from English dense, from Middle French dense, from Latin dēnsus, from Proto-Indo-European dens- — to teach; thick, dense.

radiodense (English): radiopaque

Definitions

  1. radiopaque

Ancestry of “radiodense”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdenseHaving relatively high density; Compact; crowded...
2Middle Frenchdense—
3Latindēnsus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandens-to teach; thick, dense
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dens- →