Where does “HHH syndrome” come from?
HHH syndrome (English) comes from English hyperornithinemia, from English ornithine, from English urine, from Old French orine, from Latin orīgō, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti — to drive.
HHH syndrome (English): A rare autosomal-recessive urea cycle disorder affecting the enzyme ornithine translocase, which causes ammonia to accumulate in the blood
Definitions
- A rare autosomal-recessive urea cycle disorder affecting the enzyme ornithine translocase, which causes ammonia to accumulate in the blood
Ancestry of “HHH syndrome”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hyperornithinemia | An abnormally high level of ornithine in the... |
| 2 | English | ornithine | An amino acid, "2,5-diaminopentanoic acid", that... |
| 3 | English | urine | Liquid waste consisting of water, salts and urea,... |
| 4 | Old French | orine | urine; breeding; heritage |
| 5 | Latin | orīgō | commencement act, event or process of coming into existence: beginning, origination |
| 6 | Latin | -igo | Enlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |