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Where does “Placentalia” come from?

Placentalia (Translingual) comes from New Latin placentālis, 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.

Ancestry of “Placentalia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinplacentālis—
2Latinplacentaa round phyllo cake with a ribbed base and a...
3Ancient Greekπλακόεντα—
4Ancient Greekπλακοῦςflat cake
5Ancient Greekπλακόειςflat
6Ancient Greekπλάξanything flat and broad
7Proto-Hellenicpləks—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
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