Where does “hyperphosphatemia” come from?
hyperphosphatemia (English) comes from English phosphatemia, from English phosphate, from French phosphate, from French phosphore, from New Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek Φωσφόρος, from Ancient Greek -φόρος, from Ancient Greek φέρω — shiny, light brown.
hyperphosphatemia (English): An elevated amount of phosphate in the blood
Definitions
- An elevated amount of phosphate in the blood
Ancestry of “hyperphosphatemia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | phosphatemia | The presence of phosphate in the blood |
| 2 | English | phosphate | Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid; A... |
| 3 | French | phosphate | phosphate |
| 4 | French | phosphore | phosphorus |
| 5 | New Latin | phōsphorus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Φωσφόρος | the bearer of light |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -φόρος | -bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
Words derived from “hyperphosphatemia”