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Where does “-adenia” come from?

-adenia (English) comes from English -ia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

-adenia (English): Pertaining to diseases of the glands

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to diseases of the glands

Ancestry of “-adenia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-iaUsed in forming names of countries, diseases,...
2Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “-adenia”

  • lymphadenia
  • anadenia
  • fibro-adenia
  • heteradenia
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →