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Where does “astereognosis” come from?

astereognosis (English) comes from English stereognosis, from English stereo-, from Ancient Greek στερεο-, from Ancient Greek στερεός, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

astereognosis (English): The inability to identify an object by touch...

Definitions

  1. The inability to identify an object by touch...

Ancestry of “astereognosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstereognosisThe ability to perceive the form of an object by...
2Englishstereo-Forming words relating to the solid, the...
3Ancient Greekστερεο-—
4Ancient Greekστερεόςfirm, solid, rigid; standard, of full value;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
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