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Where does “δυστοκία” come from?

δυστοκία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek δῠσ-, from Latin calculāre, from Latin calculus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

δυστοκία (Ancient Greek): difficult childbirth

Definitions

  1. difficult childbirth

Ancestry of “δυστοκία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδῠσ-bad, unfortunate
2Latincalculāre—
3Latincalculusdiminutive of calx; pebble, stone; reckoning,...
4Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
5Proto-Italic-olos—
6Proto-Italic-elos—
7Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “δυστοκία”

  • dystocia
  • dystocic
  • dystocial
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