Where does “diaphysitis” come from?
diaphysitis (English) comes from English diaphysis, from English physis, from Ancient Greek φύσις, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
diaphysitis (English): inflammation of the diaphysis
Definitions
- inflammation of the diaphysis
Ancestry of “diaphysitis”, step by step
diaphysitis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English diaphysis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diaphysis | The central shaft of any long bone; An abnormal... |
| 2 | English | physis | Nature, as contrasted with law or custom; The... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φύσις | origin, birth; nature, quality, property; later,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |