Where does “dystrophy” come from?
Dystrophy comes from Ancient Greek τροφή (trophḗ, "nourishment"), derived from Ancient Greek τρέφω (trephō, "to nourish, feed"), which traces to Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ-.
dystrophy (English): A wasting of body tissues, of either genetic...
Definitions
- A wasting of body tissues, of either genetic...
Ancestry of “dystrophy”, step by step
dystrophy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trophy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trophy | An object, usually in the form of a statuette,... |
| 2 | Middle French | trophée | memorial |
| 3 | Latin | trophaeum | trophy, monument to victory in war; a sign of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τρόπαιον | trophy, a monument to an enemy's defeat |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τροπή | a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ή | suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English dys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dys | — |
Words derived from “dystrophy”
- dystrophin
- dystrophic
- lipodystrophy
- osteodystrophy
- leukodystrophy
- nondystrophic
- onychodystrophy
- chondrodystrophy
- chondrodystrophoid
- myodystrophy
- leukodystrophic
- algodystrophy
- hemidystrophy
- trichodystrophy
- microdystrophin
- dystrochrept
- lipodystrophic
- antidystrophin
- chondro-osteodystrophy
- dystrophication
- myodystrophic
- onychodystrophic
- nonlipodystrophic