Where does “hyperpotassemia” come from?
hyperpotassemia (English) comes from English potassium, from English potash, from English Ash, from Middle English asshe, from Old English æsc, from Old English æsċ, from Old English trēo, from Proto-West Germanic treu — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.
hyperpotassemia (English): Hyperkalemia
Ancestry of “hyperpotassemia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | potassium | A soft, waxy, silvery reactive metal that is... |
| 2 | English | potash | The water-soluble part of the ash formed by... |
| 3 | English | Ash | — |
| 4 | Middle English | asshe | ashes; The remnants of a lifeform; The matter... |
| 5 | Old English | æsc | ash tree; spear; ship |
| 6 | Old English | æsċ | ash tree; ash, spear, lance, ship |
| 7 | Old English | trēo | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | treu | tree; wood |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | trewą | tree |
| 10 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |