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