Where does “bronchostenosis” come from?
bronchostenosis (English) comes from English stenosis, from New Latin stenosis, from Ancient Greek στένωσις, from Ancient Greek στενόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
bronchostenosis (English): The abnormal contraction of a bronchus
Definitions
- The abnormal contraction of a bronchus
Ancestry of “bronchostenosis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | stenosis | An abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood... |
| 2 | New Latin | stenosis | A narrowing |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στένωσις | A being straitened, narrowing |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στενόω | To straiten, confine, contract |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |