Where does “keratoepitheliopathy” come from?

keratoepitheliopathy (English) comes from English epitheliopathy, from English pathy, from English -pathy, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz — -y, -ic.

keratoepitheliopathy (English): epitheliopathy of the cornea

Definitions

  1. epitheliopathy of the cornea

Ancestry of “keratoepitheliopathy”, step by step

keratoepitheliopathy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English epitheliopathy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishepitheliopathydisease of the epithelium
2EnglishpathyA therapy
3English-pathysuffering, feeling; Damage to, disease of, or...
4English-yAdded to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
5Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
6Old English-iġ-y, -ic
7Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
8Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
9Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via English kerato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishkerato
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from English -yEvery word from Old English -iġ