Where does “lymphadenomegaly” come from?
lymphadenomegaly (English) comes from English -megaly, from Ancient Greek μεγάλος, from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.
lymphadenomegaly (English): enlargement of the lymph nodes
Definitions
- enlargement of the lymph nodes
Ancestry of “lymphadenomegaly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -megaly | enlargement |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μεγάλος | masculine singular nominative of μέγας |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μέγας | big, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂s | great |