Where does “chondroplasia” come from?
chondroplasia (English) comes from English -plasia, from New Latin -plasia, from Ancient Greek πλάσις, from Ancient Greek πλάσσω, from Proto-Hellenic pláťťō, from Proto-Hellenic plátʰyō.
chondroplasia (English): The formation of cartilage by chondrocytes
Definitions
- The formation of cartilage by chondrocytes
Ancestry of “chondroplasia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | -plasia | Growth or formation |
| 2 | New Latin | -plasia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πλάσις | a moulding, conformation; training; fiction,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλάσσω | I form, mould, shape, sculpt; I form, train a... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | pláťťō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | plátʰyō | — |
Words derived from “chondroplasia”