Where does “bilirubinencephalopathy” come from?
bilirubinencephalopathy (English) comes from English encephalopathy, from English -pathy, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
bilirubinencephalopathy (English): kernicterus
Definitions
- kernicterus
Ancestry of “bilirubinencephalopathy”, step by step
bilirubinencephalopathy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English encephalopathy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | encephalopathy | Any of various conditions affecting the brain |
| 2 | English | -pathy | suffering, feeling; Damage to, disease of, or... |
| 3 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 4 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 5 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via English bilirubin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bilirubin | A bile pigment that is a product of the breakdown... |
| 2 | German | Bilirubin | bilirubin |
| 3 | German | -īn | creates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables |
| 4 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |