Where does “leukoencephalopathy” come from?

leukoencephalopathy (English) comes from English -pathy, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

leukoencephalopathy (English): Any disease that effects the white matter of the...

Definitions

  1. Any disease that effects the white matter of the...

Ancestry of “leukoencephalopathy”, step by step

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