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Where does “endometrio” come from?

endometrio (Spanish) comes from Latin endometrium, from Ancient Greek μήτρα, from Ancient Greek μήτηρ, from Proto-Hellenic mā́tēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

endometrio (Spanish): endometrium

Definitions

  1. endometrium

Ancestry of “endometrio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinendometrium—
2Ancient Greekμήτραwomb; the pith or heart of wood; a queen wasp
3Ancient Greekμήτηρmother; source or origin
4Proto-Hellenicmā́tērmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “endometrio”

  • endometriosis
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