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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμηκώνιονopium; meconium, discharge from the bowels of...
2Ancient Greekμήκωνopium poppy; single poppyseed; poppyhead
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ko-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ko- →