teras
English
noun
Definitions
- (medicine) a grossly malformed fetus
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek τέρας (monster, wonder, marvel).
Origin
Ancient Greek
τέρας
Gloss
monster, wonder, marvel
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hemiteras English
- tera- English
- terato- English
- teratology English
- τέρας Ancient Greek
- τέτταρες Ancient Greek
- τερατολόγος Ancient Greek
- *kʷer- Proto-Indo-European
- τέρας Greek (modern)