Where does “halitosis” come from?
halitosis (English) comes from Ancient Greek νόσος, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
halitosis (English): The condition of having stale or foul-smelling...
Definitions
- The condition of having stale or foul-smelling...
Ancestry of “halitosis”, step by step
halitosis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek νόσος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | νόσος | sickness, disease, illness; plague; misery,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |