Where does “chondro-osteodystrophy” come from?
chondro-osteodystrophy (English) comes from English osteodystrophy, from English dystrophy, from English trophy, from Middle French trophée, from Latin trophaeum, from Ancient Greek τρόπαιον, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή.
chondro-osteodystrophy (English): Any of several rare mucopolysaccharidoses that affect the growth and development of both cartilage and bone which can lead to truncal dwarfism, a bell-shaped chest, and dysplasia of the joints
Definitions
- Any of several rare mucopolysaccharidoses that affect the growth and development of both cartilage and bone which can lead to truncal dwarfism, a bell-shaped chest, and dysplasia of the joints
Ancestry of “chondro-osteodystrophy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | osteodystrophy | Any abnormal or defective development of a bone |
| 2 | English | dystrophy | A wasting of body tissues, of either genetic... |
| 3 | English | trophy | An object, usually in the form of a statuette,... |
| 4 | Middle French | trophée | memorial |
| 5 | Latin | trophaeum | trophy, monument to victory in war; a sign of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τρόπαιον | trophy, a monument to an enemy's defeat |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τροπή | a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ή | suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |