Etymology

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Ancient Greek ἐνθετικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐνθετικός“fit for implanting”
  2. English todayenthetic

From Ancient Greek ἐνθετικός (enthetikós, “fit for implanting”), from ἐντίθημι (entíthēmi, “put in”).

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