Where does “endoprosthesis” come from?
endoprosthesis (English) comes from English prosthesis, from Latin prosthesis, from Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις, from Ancient Greek προστίθημι, from Ancient Greek προσ-, from Ancient Greek πρός, from Proto-Indo-European próti — towards.
endoprosthesis (English): An internal prosthesis
Definitions
- An internal prosthesis
Ancestry of “endoprosthesis”, step by step
endoprosthesis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prosthesis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prosthesis | An artificial replacement for a body part, either... |
| 2 | Latin | prosthesis | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρόσθεσις | application; addition of a letter to the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | προστίθημι | to put in front of; to hand over, deliver; to... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | προσ- | motion towards, accession to, or nearness to |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πρός | forward to, toward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | próti | towards |