Where does “plasenta” come from?
plasenta (Turkish) comes from French placenta, from New Latin placenta, from Latin placenta, from Ancient Greek πλακόεντα, from Ancient Greek πλακοῦς, from Ancient Greek πλακόεις, from Ancient Greek πλάξ, from Proto-Hellenic pləks — flat.
plasenta (Turkish): placenta
Definitions
- placenta
Ancestry of “plasenta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | placenta | placenta |
| 2 | New Latin | placenta | a vascular and endocrine organ; a round phyllo... |
| 3 | Latin | placenta | a round phyllo cake with a ribbed base and a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλακόεντα | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλακοῦς | flat cake |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλακόεις | flat |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλάξ | anything flat and broad |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | pləks | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |