Etymology

ependyma

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Ancient Greek ἐπένδυμα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐπένδυμα
  2. English todayependyma

From Ancient Greek ἐπένδυμα (epénduma), "upper garment", from ἐπενδύνω (ependúnō, “I put on over”) + -μα (-ma, noun suffix), from ἐπι- (epi-, “on, over”) + ἐνδύνω (endúnō, “I put on (clothes)”).

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