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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

  1. The condition of having stale or foul-smelling...

Ancestry of “halitosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνόσοςsickness, disease, illness; plague; misery,...
2Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
3Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
4Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “halitosis”

  • pseudohalitosis
  • halitophobia
  • antihalitosis
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