Etymology

chondri-

Ancient Greek χόνδρος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχόνδρος“grain, seed, groats, gristle, cartilage”
  2. English todaychondri-

From Latinized form of Ancient Greek χόνδρος (khóndros, “grain, seed, groats, gristle, cartilage”). By surface analysis, chondr- + -i-.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekχόνδρος all →

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