English
anteplacental
From ante- + placental.
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘forehead’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts ‘forehead’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti ‘opposite’
Proto-Italic *anti ‘before’
Latin ante ‘of space. in front, before, forwards’
English ante-
Proto-Hellenic *pləks
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Ancient Greek πλακοῦς ‘flat cake’
Ancient Greek πλακόεντα
Latin placenta
Latin placentalis
English placental
Today it means
adj In front of the placenta.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / anteplacental