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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhyperornithinemiaAn abnormally high level of ornithine in the...
2EnglishornithineAn amino acid, "2,5-diaminopentanoic acid", that...
3EnglishurineLiquid waste consisting of water, salts and urea,...
4Old Frenchorineurine; breeding; heritage
5Latinorīgōcommencement act, event or process of coming into existence: beginning, origination
6Latin-igoEnlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to...
7Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵetiEvery word from Proto-Italic agō