köken: Borrowed from Dutch amnion, from Latin amnion (“membrane around a fetus”), from Ancient Greek ἀμνίον (amníon, “bowl in which the blood of victims was caught”).
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἀμνός (amnós) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek ἀμνίον (amníon)lbor. Polish amnion Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀμνίον (amníon). First attested in 1810.