English
epiploon
Epiploon comes from Ancient Greek ἐπίπλοον ‘fold of the peritoneum, omentum’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐπίπλοονepíploon‘fold of the peritoneum, omentum’
- Englishtodayepiploon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐπίπλοονepíploon‘fold of the peritoneum, omentum’
- Englishtodayepiploon
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἐπίπλοον
Today it means
noun The greater omentum.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἐπίπλοον / epiploon