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Where does “ἀσθενής” come from?

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

ἀσθενής (Ancient Greek): without strength, weak; feeble, sickly; sick, ill

Definitions

  1. without strength, weak; feeble, sickly; sick, ill

Ancestry of “ἀσθενής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσθένοςstrength, might, power
2Englishmicro-API; Very small; One millionth
3Ancient Greekμικρο-—
4Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “ἀσθενής”

  • myasthenia
  • neurasthenia
  • myasthenic
  • neurasthenic
  • asthenia
  • asthenosphere
  • asthenopia
  • psychasthenia
  • psychasthenic
  • thrombasthenia
  • asthenospheric
  • asthenopic
  • neuromyasthenia
  • nonmyasthenic
  • neurasthenically
  • nevrastenia
  • psicoastenia
  • astenia
  • antiasténico
  • astenia
  • astenia
  • ασθενής
  • ασθενοφόρο
  • ασθένεια
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