Where does “cataractogenic” come from?
cataractogenic (English) comes from English cataract, from Middle English cataract, from Middle Dutch cataracte, from Latin cataracta, from Ancient Greek καταράκτης, from Ancient Greek καταράσσω, from Ancient Greek κατα-, from Ancient Greek κατά — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
cataractogenic (English): Causing cataracts
Definitions
- Causing cataracts
Ancestry of “cataractogenic”, step by step
cataractogenic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cataract
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cataract | A waterspout; A large waterfall; steep rapids in... |
| 2 | Middle English | cataract | cataract; A gate guarding the entrance to Heaven |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | cataracte | — |
| 4 | Latin | cataracta | waterfall; drawbridge, portcullis |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καταράκτης | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καταράσσω | I pour down; pour down |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κατα- | back; downwards; against |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via English ‐o‐
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ‐o‐ | — |
| 2 | English | -prim | Used to form names of trimethoprim derivatives acting as |
| 3 | English | trimethoprim | A synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and... |
| 4 | English | trimethoxy | Three methoxy groups in a molecule |
| 5 | English | methoxy | The univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol |
| 6 | English | oxy- | Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning... |
| 7 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 8 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |