Where does “oedeem” come from?
oedeem (Dutch) comes from German Ödem, from Ottoman Turkish اودم, from French œdème, from Ancient Greek οἴδημα, from Ancient Greek οἰδέω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyd-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
oedeem (Dutch): oedema
Definitions
- oedema
Ancestry of “oedeem”, step by step
oedeem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Ödem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ödem | oedema |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | اودم | edema / oedema |
| 3 | French | œdème | edema, oedema |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | οἴδημα | swelling, tumour |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | οἰδέω | to swell, become swollen; of inflated style |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂oyd-éye-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |