Where does “heupprothese” come from?
heupprothese (Dutch) comes from Dutch prothese, from Latin prothesis, from Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις, from Ancient Greek προστίθημι, from Ancient Greek προσ-, from Ancient Greek πρός, from Proto-Indo-European próti — towards.
heupprothese (Dutch): A hip prosthesis, artificial replacement for a...
Definitions
- A hip prosthesis, artificial replacement for a...
Ancestry of “heupprothese”, step by step
heupprothese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch prothese
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | prothese | The act of artificially replacing a body part; A... |
| 2 | Latin | prothesis | prothesis |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρόσθεσις | application; addition of a letter to the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | προστίθημι | to put in front of; to hand over, deliver; to... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | προσ- | motion towards, accession to, or nearness to |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πρός | forward to, toward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | próti | towards |