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...
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- Abnormal development of cells or tissue, often a...
Ancestry of “dysplasia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -plasia | Growth or formation |
| 2 | New Latin | -plasia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πλάσις | a moulding, conformation; training; fiction,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλάσσω | I form, mould, shape, sculpt; I form, train a... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | pláťťō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | plátʰyō | — |
Words derived from “dysplasia”