Where does “transplacentally” come from?
transplacentally (English) comes from English transplacental, from English placental, from Latin placentalis, from Latin placenta, from Ancient Greek πλακόεντα, from Ancient Greek πλακοῦς, from Ancient Greek πλακόεις, from Ancient Greek πλάξ — flat.
transplacentally (English): Through or across the placenta
Definitions
- Through or across the placenta
Ancestry of “transplacentally”, step by step
transplacentally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English transplacental
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transplacental | Through or across the placenta |
| 2 | English | placental | Of or pertaining to the placenta, or to the... |
| 3 | Latin | placentalis | placental |
| 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 |