foetus
The origin and history of foetus.
Etymology
Foetus comes from the Latin word fetus, meaning offspring, taken directly into English as a learned borrowing. It shares this Latin root with the English word fawn, a young deer.
The origin and history of foetus.
Foetus comes from the Latin word fetus, meaning offspring, taken directly into English as a learned borrowing. It shares this Latin root with the English word fawn, a young deer.
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