Where does “anadrome” come from?
anadrome (English) comes from English drome, from English aerodrome, from English -drome, from Ancient Greek δρόμος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
anadrome (English): A word which forms a different word when spelled...
Definitions
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Ancestry of “anadrome”, step by step
anadrome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English drome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | drome | The crab plover, "Dromas ardeola", of North... |
| 2 | English | aerodrome | An airfield; A flying machine composed of... |
| 3 | English | -drome | path |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δρόμος | race, running; racetrack; course, path |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
via English ana
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ana | A collection of things associated with a person... |
| 2 | English | anorexia | Loss of appetite, especially as a result of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀνορεξία | lack of appetite |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |