endometrium

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμήτριον“of a mother”
2. Late Latin · derived frommetrium“womb”
3. English todayendometrium

From endo- (“inner”) + Late Latin metrium (“womb”), from Ancient Greek μήτριον (mḗtrion, “of a mother”). Compare μήτρᾱ (mḗtrā, “womb”).

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