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invaginate (v.)
[invaginate 词源字典]
1650s, from Medieval Latin
invaginatus
, past participle of
invaginare
"to put into a sheath," from Latin
in-
"in" (see
in-
(2)) +
vagina
"a sheath" (see
vagina
). Related:
Invaginated
;
invagination
.
[invaginate etymology, invaginate origin, 英语词源]