Where does “endometriosi” come from?
endometriosi (Italian) comes from Catalan endometri, from Latin endometrium, from Ancient Greek μήτρα, from Ancient Greek μήτηρ, from Proto-Hellenic mā́tēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
endometriosi (Italian): endometriosis
Definitions
- endometriosis
Ancestry of “endometriosi”, step by step
endometriosi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan endometri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | endometri | endometrium |
| 2 | Latin | endometrium | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μήτρα | womb; the pith or heart of wood; a queen wasp |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μήτηρ | mother; source or origin |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | mā́tēr | mother |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |
via Italian endometrio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | endometrio | endometrium |
| 2 | Italian | -endo | Used with a stem to form the gerund of regular... |
| 3 | Latin | -endus | ending of the future passive participle ( |