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Where does “neostomia” come from?

neostomia (Italian) comes from Italian neo, from Latin naevus, from Latin gnaevus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁iwós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

neostomia (Italian): neostomy

Definitions

  1. neostomy

Ancestry of “neostomia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianneomole; beauty spot; flaw, defect
2Latinnaevusbirthmark; mole
3Latingnaevus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁iwósnative
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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