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Where does “σιγμοειδής” come from?

σιγμοειδής (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

σιγμοειδής (Ancient Greek): Shaped like the lunar sigma , crescent-shaped

Definitions

  1. Shaped like the lunar sigma , crescent-shaped

Ancestry of “σιγμοειδής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
2Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
4Proto-Indo-European-ess—
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “σιγμοειδής”

  • sigmoid
  • sigmoidoscopy
  • sigmoidal
  • rectosigmoid
  • sigmoidoscope
  • ureterosigmoidostomy
  • proctosigmoidoscopy
  • sigmoidocele
  • proctosigmoiditis
  • sigmoidally
  • sigmoidectomy
  • sigmoidicity
  • rectosigmoiditis
  • nonsigmoidal
  • sigmoiditis
  • proctosigmoidoscopic
  • proctosigmoidectomy
  • parasigmoid
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