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Where does “lactosuria” come from?

lactosuria (English) comes from English lactose, from French lactose, from French -ose, from Ancient Greek -ωσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

lactosuria (English): The presence of lactose in the urine

Definitions

  1. The presence of lactose in the urine

Ancestry of “lactosuria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlactoseThe disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy...
2Frenchlactoselactose
3French-ose-osis, a functional disease or condition; -ose, a...
4Ancient Greek-ωσιςabnormal condition or state; state, abnormal...
5Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
6Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →