Where does “brachytelephalangy” come from?

brachytelephalangy (English) comes from English brachy-, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

brachytelephalangy (English): Unusually short length of the distal phalanges

Definitions

  1. Unusually short length of the distal phalanges

Ancestry of “brachytelephalangy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbrachy-short
2Ancient Greekβραχύςshort, brief; short, small, little; few
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

Words derived from “brachytelephalangy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus →Every word from Ancient Greek βραχύς →