Where does “hypophosphatemic” come from?
hypophosphatemic (English) comes from English hypophosphatemia, from English phosphatemia, from English phosphate, from French phosphate, from French phosphore, from New Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek Φωσφόρος, from Ancient Greek -φόρος — shiny, light brown.
hypophosphatemic (English): Relating to hypophosphatemia
Definitions
- Relating to hypophosphatemia
Ancestry of “hypophosphatemic”, step by step
hypophosphatemic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hypophosphatemia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hypophosphatemia | An electrolyte disturbance in which there is an... |
| 2 | English | phosphatemia | The presence of phosphate in the blood |
| 3 | English | phosphate | Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid; A... |
| 4 | French | phosphate | phosphate |
| 5 | French | phosphore | phosphorus |
| 6 | New Latin | phōsphorus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Φωσφόρος | the bearer of light |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -φόρος | -bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |