Where does “acoustic neuroma” come from?
acoustic neuroma (English) comes from English acoustic, from Medieval Latin acousticus, from Ancient Greek ἀκουστῐκός, from Ancient Greek ἀκούω, from Proto-Hellenic akouhō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱh₂owsyéti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓws, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...
acoustic neuroma (English): A benign tissue growth situated in the hearing...
Definitions
- A benign tissue growth situated in the hearing...
Ancestry of “acoustic neuroma”, step by step
acoustic neuroma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English acoustic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | acoustic | Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | acousticus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀκουστῐκός | of or for hearing |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀκούω | I hear; I hear about, learn; I listen, pay... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | akouhō | to hear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ḱh₂owsyéti | to be sharp-eared, to hear well |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ṓws | ear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew- | to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be... |
via English neuroma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | neuroma | A tumour composed of nerve cells |
| 2 | English | -oma | Forming nouns indicating disease or morbidity;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ωμᾰ | disease, tumor |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |