English
adventitia
Adventitia comes from Latin adventīcius ‘extraneous’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEadventīciusas adventitius‘extraneous’
- Englishtodayadventitia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEadventīciusas adventitius‘extraneous’
- Englishtodayadventitia
Every English word from Latin adventīcius
Today it means
noun The outermost layer of epithelial tissue encasing a visceral organ.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin adventīcius / adventitia