Etymology of the English word membrane
the English word
membranederived from the New Latin word
membrana (skin; membrane; skin; parchment)
derived from the Late Latin word
membrum (member, limb, organ)
Date
The earliest known usage of membrane in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
cytomembrane,
endomembrane,
membranophoneCognates
Dutch
membran, French
membrane, German
Membrane, Italian
membrana, Latin
membrana, Norwegian
membran, Swedish
membranUsage
Word found in Modern English
