English
synangium
Synangium comes from Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον ‘a vessel’, and goes back to ἄγγος.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄγγος‘vessel’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀγγεῖονangeîon‘a vessel’
- Englishtodaysynangium
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄγγος‘vessel’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀγγεῖονangeîon‘a vessel’
- Englishtodaysynangium
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng- ‘to curve’
Today it means
noun The divided part beyond the pylangium in the aortic trunk of the amphibian heart.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἄγγος / synangium