Etymology

ascon

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Today it means: A cavity, in the form of a bag or tube, lined with choanocytes, that forms the structure of sponges Full definition →

New Latin ascon ← Ancient Greek ἀσκός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀσκός“skin, hide for making bags; paunch”
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromascon
  3. English todayascon

From New Latin ascon (plural ascones), from Ancient Greek ἀσκός (askós, “skin, hide for making bags; paunch”) + -on.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀσκός all →

ascusascococcusaskos

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