Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “dystocic” come from?

dystocic (English) comes from English dystocia, from Ancient Greek δυστοκία, from Ancient Greek δῠσ-, from Latin calculāre, from Latin calculus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

dystocic (English): Relating to, or exhibiting, dystocia

Definitions

  1. Relating to, or exhibiting, dystocia

Ancestry of “dystocic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdystociaA slow or difficult labour or delivery
2Ancient Greekδυστοκίαdifficult childbirth
3Ancient Greekδῠσ-bad, unfortunate
4Latincalculāre—
5Latincalculusdiminutive of calx; pebble, stone; reckoning,...
6Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
7Proto-Italic-olos—
8Proto-Italic-elos—
9Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
10Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →