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Where does “mesocolon” come from?

mesocolon (Spanish) comes from Spanish colón, from Catalan colom, from Latin columbus, from Ancient Greek κόλυμβος, from Ancient Greek κολυμβάω — to dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I...

mesocolon (Spanish): mesocolon

Definitions

  1. mesocolon

Ancestry of “mesocolon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcolóncolón
2Catalancolomdove, pigeon
3LatincolumbusA male dove or cock-pigeon
4Ancient GreekκόλυμβοςAlternative form of κολυμβῐ́ς; Alternative form...
5Ancient Greekκολυμβάωto dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I...
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