Where does “dystocia” come from?
Dystocia comes from Ancient Greek δυστοκία, formed from δυσ- (bad, difficult) and τίκτω (to give birth), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots dēwǝ- and teḱ-.
dystocia (English): A slow or difficult labour or delivery
Definitions
- A slow or difficult labour or delivery
Ancestry of “dystocia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | δυστοκία | difficult childbirth |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δῠσ- | bad, unfortunate |
| 3 | Latin | calculāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | calculus | diminutive of calx; pebble, stone; reckoning,... |
| 5 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |