Where does “astènic” come from?

astènic (Catalan) comes from Catalan astènia, from Ancient Greek ἀσθένεια, 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.

astènic (Catalan): asthenic

Definitions

  1. asthenic

Ancestry of “astènic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanastèniaasthenia
2Ancient Greekἀσθένειαweakness; sickness; moral weakness, depravity
3Ancient Greekἀσθενήςwithout strength, weak; feeble, sickly; sick, ill
4Ancient Greekσθένοςstrength, might, power
5Englishmicro-API; Very small; One millionth
6Ancient Greekμικρο-micro
7Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy-Every word from Ancient Greek μικρόςEvery word from English micro-
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