Where does “dysplasia” come from?

Dysplasia comes from Ancient Greek δυσ- meaning "bad" combined with -σις, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- meaning "to bind" and the agent suffix -tis.

dysplasia (English): Abnormal development of cells or tissue, often a...

Definitions

  1. Abnormal development of cells or tissue, often a...

Ancestry of “dysplasia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-plasiaGrowth or formation
2New Latin-plasia
3Ancient Greekπλάσιςa moulding, conformation; training; fiction,...
4Ancient GreekπλάσσωI form, mould, shape, sculpt; I form, train a...
5Proto-Hellenicpláťťō
6Proto-Hellenicplátʰyō

Words derived from “dysplasia

Every word from Proto-Hellenic plátʰyōEvery word from Proto-Hellenic pláťťōEvery word from Ancient Greek πλάσσω