Where does “ἀσθένεια” come from?

ἀσθένεια (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀσθενής, from Ancient Greek σθένος, from English micro-, from Ancient Greek μικρο-, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

ἀσθένεια (Ancient Greek): weakness; sickness; moral weakness, depravity

Definitions

  1. weakness; sickness; moral weakness, depravity

Ancestry of “ἀσθένεια”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀσθενήςwithout strength, weak; feeble, sickly; sick, ill
2Ancient Greekσθένοςstrength, might, power
3Englishmicro-API; Very small; One millionth
4Ancient Greekμικρο-micro
5Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “ἀσθένεια”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →Every word from English micro- →