Etymograph

English

endo

Originally used to refer to the bottom tips of the marijuana plant which accumulate the most resin and crystals after being hung to dry, probably from end + -o.

The story

Originally used to refer to the bottom tips of the marijuana plant which accumulate the most resin and crystals after being hung to dry, probably from end + -o.

Full etymology on Wiktionary

Another origin of endo

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁én‘in’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁n̥dó‘into, inside’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁n̥dóm‘inside’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*éndonreconstructed
  5. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔνδονéndon‘inner’
  6. Englishtodayendo

Today it means

noun Marijuana.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “endo”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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