Where does “mēcōnium” come from?
mēcōnium (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek μηκώνιον, from Ancient Greek μήκων, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ko-.
Ancestry of “mēcōnium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | μηκώνιον | opium; meconium, discharge from the bowels of... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μήκων | opium poppy; single poppyseed; poppyhead |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ko- | — |