Where does “astheno-” come from?

astheno- (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἀσθενής, from Ancient Greek σθένος, from English micro-, from Ancient Greek μικρο-, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

astheno- (English): asthenia; weakness

Definitions

  1. asthenia; weakness

Ancestry of “astheno-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀσθενήςwithout strength, weak; feeble, sickly; sick, ill
2Ancient Greekσθένοςstrength, might, power
3Englishmicro-API; Very small; One millionth
4Ancient Greekμικρο-micro
5Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “astheno-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →Every word from English micro- →