Etymology

enchondroma

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Today it means: A cartilage cyst found in the bone marrow. Full definition →

English chondro- ← Ancient Greek χόνδρος (khóndros) ← Proto-Indo-European *gʰrendʰ-der.?
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Old Frenchen-
  6. Middle Englishen-
  7. Englishen-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*gʰrendʰ-der.?
  9. Ancient Greekχόνδρος (khóndros)
  10. Englishchondro-
  11. English todayenchondroma

From en- + chondro- + -oma.

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