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
- Having or relating to dysphagia; A person who has...
Ancestry of “dysphagic”, step by step
dysphagic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dysphagia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dysphagia | Difficulty in swallowing |
| 2 | English | dys- | bad |
| 3 | New Latin | dys- | Used to convey the idea of being difficult,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δῠσ- | bad, unfortunate |
| 5 | Latin | calculāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | calculus | diminutive of calx; pebble, stone; reckoning,... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |