Where does “adenotonsillar” come from?
adenotonsillar (English) comes from English tonsillar, from English ār, from Middle English ar, from Middle English er, from Old English ǣr, from Old English dēaþ, from Old English wīc, from German witz — to see.
adenotonsillar (English): Relating to the adenoids and tonsils, especially...
Definitions
- Relating to the adenoids and tonsils, especially...
Ancestry of “adenotonsillar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tonsillar | Of or pertaining to the tonsils |
| 2 | English | ār | — |
| 3 | Middle English | ar | Alternative form of here |
| 4 | Middle English | er | Alternative form of hire; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | Old English | ǣr | ere, before |
| 6 | Old English | dēaþ | death |
| 7 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 8 | German | witz | — |
| 9 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 10 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |