Where does “ataxia-telangiectasia” come from?
ataxia-telangiectasia (English) comes from English ataxia, from Ancient Greek ἀταξία, from Ancient Greek ἄτακτος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
ataxia-telangiectasia (English): A rare neurodegenerative inherited disease causing severe disability, characterized by poor coordination and telangiectasia to small dilated blood vessels
Definitions
- A rare neurodegenerative inherited disease causing severe disability, characterized by poor coordination and telangiectasia to small dilated blood vessels
Ancestry of “ataxia-telangiectasia”, step by step
ataxia-telangiectasia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ataxia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ataxia | Lack of coordination while performing voluntary... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀταξία | Indiscipline; Disorder, confusion; Irregularity |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄτακτος | Not in battle-order; Undisciplined, disorderly;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via English telangiectasia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | telangiectasia | A condition characterized by dilatation of the... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἔκτασις | A stretching out, extension; lengthening of a... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐκτείνω | to stretch out; to prolong, draw out; to lay... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τείνω | to stretch, extend; to spread; to exert, push to... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | téňňō | to stretch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tén-ye-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |