Where does “amnion” come from?

amnion (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἀμνίον, from Ancient Greek ἀμνός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

amnion (Latin): membrane around a fetus

Definitions

  1. membrane around a fetus

Ancestry of “amnion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀμνίονbowl in which the blood of victims was caught;...
2Ancient Greekἀμνόςlamb
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷnóslamb
4Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “amnion”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀμνός →