Where does “anaplastic” come from?
Anaplastic derives from English anaplasty, French -ique, Latin -icus, and Proto-Indo-European -kos, a suffix forming adjectives.
anaplastic (English): Of, or relating to, a tumor that shows little...
Definitions
- Of, or relating to, a tumor that shows little...
Ancestry of “anaplastic”, step by step
anaplastic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French anaplastique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | anaplastique | anaplastic |
| 2 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 3 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 4 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |
via English anaplasty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anaplasty | The restoration of lost parts or the normal shape... |