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Where does “gineceu” come from?

gineceu (Romanian) comes from French gynécée, from Latin gynaecēum, from Ancient Greek γυναικεῖον, from Ancient Greek γυνή, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷənā.

gineceu (Romanian): gynoecium

Definitions

  1. gynoecium

Ancestry of “gineceu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgynécéegynæceum; gynoecium
2Latingynaecēum—
3Ancient Greekγυναικεῖον—
4Ancient Greekγυνήwoman, female; wife
5Proto-Hellenic*gʷənā—
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