Where does “hypernatremic” come from?
hypernatremic (English) comes from English hypernatremia, from English natremia, from Old Breton natr, from Proto-Celtic natrixs, from Proto-Indo-European n̥h₁trih₂, from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁ — to spin, twist.
hypernatremic (English): Having an abnormally high concentration of sodium...
Definitions
- Having an abnormally high concentration of sodium...
Ancestry of “hypernatremic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hypernatremia | An abnormally high concentration of sodium in... |
| 2 | English | natremia | The presence of sodium ions in the blood |
| 3 | Old Breton | natr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | natrixs | snake |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥h₁trih₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | snéh₁ | to spin, twist |