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Where does “adenodiastasis” come from?

adenodiastasis (English) comes from English diastasis, from Ancient Greek διάστασις, from Ancient Greek στάσις, from Proto-Hellenic státis, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

adenodiastasis (English): The ectopia of a gland

Definitions

  1. The ectopia of a gland

Ancestry of “adenodiastasis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiastasisA separation between two parts, such as...
2Ancient Greekδιάστασιςseparation, standing aloof
3Ancient Greekστάσιςa standing, placing, setting; party, company,...
4Proto-Hellenicstátisstanding
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →