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Where does “transtrophectoderm” come from?

transtrophectoderm (English) comes from English trophectoderm, from English ectoderm, from French ectoderme, from French derme, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

transtrophectoderm (English): Across a trophectoderm

Definitions

  1. Across a trophectoderm

Ancestry of “transtrophectoderm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrophectodermThe ectoderm from which the trophoblast develops
2EnglishectodermOutermost of the three tissue layers in the...
3Frenchectodermeectoderm
4Frenchdermedermis
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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