Etymology

embryologist

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Today it means: An expert or specialist in embryology Full definition →

English embryology ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos
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The story

  1. Englishembryo
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  4. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  5. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  6. Englishembryology
  7. English todayembryologist

From embryology + -ist.

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