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Where does “vomer” come from?

vomer (English) comes from Latin vomer, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

vomer (English): The vomer bone; the small thin bone that forms...

Definitions

  1. The vomer bone; the small thin bone that forms...

Ancestry of “vomer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvomerploughshare; penis
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “vomer”

  • vomeronasal
  • vomerine
  • vomeral
  • ethmovomerine
  • vómar
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