Where does “placenta” come from?
placenta (Italian) comes from New Latin placenta, 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 (Italian): placenta
Definitions
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Ancestry of “placenta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | placenta | a vascular and endocrine organ; a round phyllo... |
| 2 | Latin | placenta | a round phyllo cake with a ribbed base and a... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πλακόεντα | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλακοῦς | flat cake |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλακόεις | flat |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλάξ | anything flat and broad |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | pləks | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |