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Where does “anisopoikilocytosis” come from?

anisopoikilocytosis (English) comes from English aniso-, from Ancient Greek ἄνισος, from Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος, from Ancient Greek βάρος, from Ancient Greek βαρύς, from Proto-Hellenic gʷarus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

anisopoikilocytosis (English): The presence of RBCs of varying size and shape

Definitions

  1. The presence of RBCs of varying size and shape

Ancestry of “anisopoikilocytosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishaniso-Forming compounds words having the sense...
2Ancient Greekἄνισοςunequal, uneven
3Ancient Greekῐ̓́σοςequal
4Ancient Greekβάροςweight, burden, load; grief, sorrow; plenty
5Ancient Greekβαρύςheavy, weighty; heavy, burdensome, oppressive;...
6Proto-Hellenicgʷarusheavy
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
8Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
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