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Where does “antioedematous” come from?

antioedematous (English) comes from English œdematous, from English -tous, from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald.

antioedematous (English): Alternative form of antiedematous

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of antiedematous

Ancestry of “antioedematous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishœdematousObsolete spelling of edematous
2English-tous—
3Englishousplural of ou
4EnglishouA probably extinct species of Hawaiian...
5AfrikaansouAn old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of...
6Dutchoudold
7Middle Dutchoutold
8Old Dutchald—
9Proto-West Germanicaldold
10Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →