Etymology

mammary

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Today it means: Of or relating to the mamma or breast (of a woman or a female animal). Full definition →

Renaissance Latin mammārius ← Classical Latin mamma
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  1. Classical Latin · derived frommamma“breast”
  2. Renaissance Latin · borrowed frommammārius
  3. English todaymammary

From Renaissance Latin mammārius, from Classical Latin mamma (“breast”) + -ārius (adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, mamma + -ary.

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