Etymology

pregnane

P3R1E1G2N1A1N1E1

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Latin praegnans
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  1. Latin · derived frompraegnans
  2. English todaypregnane

From Latin praegnans + -ane, from praegnās, from prae- (“before”) + gnā- (the root of *gnāscor, an archaic form of nāscor (“be born”)).

Words from the same roots

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pregnantpraegnans constructio

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