Etymology

endoskeleton

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Today it means: The internal skeleton of an animal, which in vertebrates is composed of bone and cartilage. Full definition →

English skeleton ← Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon) ← Proto-Hellenic *éndon
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥dóm
  2. Proto-Hellenic*éndon
  3. Ancient Greekἔνδον (éndon)
  4. Englishendo-
  5. Englishskeleton
  6. English todayendoskeleton

From endo- + skeleton.

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