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Where does “epileptogenesis” come from?

epileptogenesis (English) comes from English Genesis, from Latin genesis, from Ancient Greek Γένεσις, from Proto-Hellenic génetis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

epileptogenesis (English): The process by which the brain develops epilepsy

Definitions

  1. The process by which the brain develops epilepsy

Ancestry of “epileptogenesis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGenesis—
2Latingenesisgeneration, creation, nativity; birth
3Ancient GreekΓένεσις—
4Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “epileptogenesis”

  • antiepileptogenesis
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