different between anlage vs primordium

English

Etymology

From German Anlage.

Noun

anlage (plural anlages or anlagen)

1. (biology) A primordium, the initial clustering of embryonic cells from which a body part develops.
2. (genetics) An allele, a specific version of a gene (as used by Gregor Mendel).
3. (psychology) Temperament, the predominant personality type.

Anagrams

• Angela, Galena, alnage, galena, lagena

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pr?mordium.

Noun

primordium (plural primordia)

1. (anatomy) An aggregation of cells that is the first stage in the development of an organ.

Synonyms

• anlage
• proton (obsolete)

Translations

Latin

Etymology

From pr?mus + root of ?rdior + -ium.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /pri??mo?r.di.um/, [p?i??mo?rd?i???]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pri?mor.di.um/, [p?i?m?rd?ium]

Noun

pr?m?rdium n (genitive pr?m?rdi? or pr?m?rd?); second declension

1. beginning
2. origin
3. commencement

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Derived terms

• pr?m?rdi?lis

Descendants

• Catalan: primordi
• Galician: primordio
• Italian: primordio
• Portuguese: primórdio
• Spanish: primordio