Where does “dysmotility” come from?
dysmotility (English) comes from English dys-, from New Latin dys-, from Ancient Greek δῠσ-, from Latin calculāre, from Latin calculus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
dysmotility (English): Abnormal motility, especially of the muscles in...
Definitions
- Abnormal motility, especially of the muscles in...
Ancestry of “dysmotility”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |