nidal en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁en-? Proto-Indo-European *ní Proto-Indo-European *sed- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *nisdós Proto-Italic *nizdos Latin nīdus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English nidal From Latin nīdus (“nest”) + English -al.
Meanings
- (not-comparable, rare) Of or pertaining to nests.
- (not-comparable, rare) Of the uterus, exhibiting thickening before implantation of an ovum.
- (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to a nidus.
Deriveds
intranidal · nidality · extranidal · internidal · prenidal