Where does “marasmus” come from?

marasmus (English) comes from Ancient Greek μᾰρασμός, from Ancient Greek μᾰραίνω — to waste, wither.

marasmus (English): Any wasting disease, especially a severe loss of...

Definitions

  1. Any wasting disease, especially a severe loss of...

Ancestry of “marasmus”, step by step

marasmus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μᾰρασμός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμᾰρασμόςwithering
2Ancient Greekμᾰραίνωto waste, wither

via Ancient Greek μᾰρᾰσμός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμᾰρᾰσμόςwithering, wasting away, especially from senescent decay

Words derived from “marasmus”

Every word from Ancient Greek μᾰραίνω →Every word from Ancient Greek μᾰρασμός →
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