Etymology

efferent

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Today it means: Carrying away from. Full definition →

Latin efferēns
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  1. Latin · derived fromefferēns
  2. English todayefferent

From Latin efferēns, present active participle of efferō (“bring or carry out”), from ē (“out of”), short form of ex, + ferō (“carry, bear”). By surface analysis, ef- + -fer + -ent.

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