英语词汇amnion的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	amnion
词源	amnion n. "innermost membrane around the embryo of a higher vertebrate" (reptiles, birds, mammals), 1660s, Modern Latin, from Greek amnion "membrane around a fetus," originally "vase in which the blood of a sacrifice was caught," which is of unknown origin; sometimes said to be from amē "bucket," or a diminutive of amnos "lamb." Entries linking to amnion amniocentesis n. diagnostic technique involving the withdrawing of amniotic fluid by hypodermic needle, 1958, Modern Latin, from amnion + centesis "surgical puncture involving a puncture," from Latinized form of Greek kentesis "a pricking," from kentein "to prick" (from PIE root kent- "to prick, jab;" see center (n.)). amniotic adj. 1822, from amnion + -ic, perhaps from or based on French amniotique. The form is irregular; a classically correct word would be amniac. updated on September 20, 2022
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amnion n.