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Where does “dysphagic” come from?

dysphagic (English) comes from English dysphagia, from English dys-, from New Latin dys-, from Ancient Greek δῠσ-, from Latin calculāre, from Latin calculus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

dysphagic (English): Having or relating to dysphagia; A person who has...

Definitions

  1. Having or relating to dysphagia; A person who has...

Ancestry of “dysphagic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdysphagiaDifficulty in swallowing
2Englishdys-bad
3New Latindys-Used to convey the idea of being difficult,...
4Ancient Greekδῠσ-bad, unfortunate
5Latincalculāre—
6Latincalculusdiminutive of calx; pebble, stone; reckoning,...
7Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
8Proto-Italic-olos—
9Proto-Italic-elos—
10Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
11Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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