Where does “antithrombosis” come from?
antithrombosis (English) comes from English thrombosis, from Ancient Greek θρόμβωσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
antithrombosis (English): The effect of an antithrombotic agent
Definitions
- The effect of an antithrombotic agent
Ancestry of “antithrombosis”, step by step
antithrombosis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English thrombosis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thrombosis | The formation of thrombi in the blood vessels of... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | θρόμβωσις | a becoming curdled |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |