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Where does “transependymal” come from?

transependymal (English) comes from English ependymal, from English ependyma, from Ancient Greek ἐπένδυμα, from Ancient Greek ἐπενδύνω, from Ancient Greek ἐνδύνω, from Ancient Greek ἐνδύω, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

transependymal (English): Across the ependyma

Definitions

  1. Across the ependyma

Ancestry of “transependymal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishependymalOf or pertaining to the ependyma
2EnglishependymaThe thin membrane of glial cells lining the...
3Ancient GreekἐπένδυμαUpper garment
4Ancient GreekἐπενδύνωTo put on a garment over another; to have on...
5Ancient GreekἐνδύνωAlternative form of ἐνδύω; to put on; I put on
6Ancient GreekἐνδύωI go into; I clothe
7Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
8Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
9Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
10Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
11Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
12Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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