English
foetal
Foetal comes from Latin foetus.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfoetus
- Englishtodayfoetal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfoetus
- Englishtodayfoetal
Formed from foetus + -al
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘to grow’
as, all, old, else, adult, el, ultimate, element, ultra, elder, ellen, alien, alternate, outrage, alter, ou, qualification, altitude, alumni, adolescent, abolish, alt, alpine, altar, alias, alto, alum, auld, ulterior, alimony, alibi, altruism, alp, proletariat, parallax, retaliate, coalesce, aad, eld, exalt, 67 more
Today it means
adj —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin foetus / foetal