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Where does “antidyspeptic” come from?

antidyspeptic (English) comes from English dyspeptic, from Ancient Greek δύσπεπτος, from Ancient Greek δῠσ-, from Latin calculāre, from Latin calculus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

antidyspeptic (English): Countering dyspepsia; Any agent that counters...

Definitions

  1. Countering dyspepsia; Any agent that counters...

Ancestry of “antidyspeptic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdyspepticOf, relating to, or having dyspepsia or...
2Ancient GreekδύσπεπτοςDifficult to digest; unripe
3Ancient Greekδῠσ-bad, unfortunate
4Latincalculāre—
5Latincalculusdiminutive of calx; pebble, stone; reckoning,...
6Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
7Proto-Italic-olos—
8Proto-Italic-elos—
9Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
10Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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