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somatic.

Part of, or relating to the body of an organism.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/səˈmætɪk/General-American[səˈmæɾɪk]General-American
  1. Part of, or relating to the body of an organism.

    not-comparable
  2. Pertaining, and restricted, to an individual; not inheritable.

    not-comparable
    a somatic epitype
  3. Of or relating to the wall of the body; somatopleuric; parietal.

    not-comparable
    the somatic stalk of the yolk sac of an embryo
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *twoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *twṓmə? Proto-Indo-European *styeH- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *(s)tyoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *styṓmə? Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek σωματικός (sōmatikós)der. English somatic From Ancient Greek σωματικός (sōmatikós, “bodily”), σῶμα (sôma, “body”).

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