Where does “placenta” come from?

placenta (Galician) comes from Latin placenta, from Ancient Greek πλακόεντα, from Ancient Greek πλακοῦς, from Ancient Greek πλακόεις, from Ancient Greek πλάξ, from Proto-Hellenic pləks, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

placenta (Galician): placenta

Definitions

  1. placenta

Ancestry of “placenta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplacentaa round phyllo cake with a ribbed base and a...
2Ancient Greekπλακόεντα—
3Ancient Greekπλακοῦςflat cake
4Ancient Greekπλακόειςflat
5Ancient Greekπλάξanything flat and broad
6Proto-Hellenicpləks—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic pləks →Every word from Ancient Greek πλάξ →