Where does “chorion” come from?

chorion (French) comes from Late Latin chorion, from Ancient Greek χόριον, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

chorion (French): chorion (all senses)

Definitions

  1. chorion (all senses)

Ancestry of “chorion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinchorion
2Ancient Greekχόριονafterbirth, placenta; any intestinal membrane;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “chorion

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-Every word from Ancient Greek χόριονEvery word from Late Latin chorion
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