Where does “dysgenesis” come from?
Dysgenesis comes from Ancient Greek δυσ- (dys-, meaning bad or difficult) combined with -genesis, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ-.
dysgenesis (English): Defective development
Definitions
- Defective development
Ancestry of “dysgenesis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dys- | bad |
| 2 | New Latin | dys- | Used to convey the idea of being difficult,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δῠσ- | bad, unfortunate |
| 4 | Latin | calculāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | calculus | diminutive of calx; pebble, stone; reckoning,... |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |