Where does “microatheroma” come from?
microatheroma (English) comes from English atheroma, from Latin athērōma, from Ancient Greek ἀθήρωμα, from Ancient Greek -ωμᾰ, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
microatheroma (English): A microscopic atheroma
Definitions
- A microscopic atheroma
Ancestry of “microatheroma”, step by step
microatheroma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English atheroma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | atheroma | An abnormal fatty deposit which develops within... |
| 2 | Latin | athērōma | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀθήρωμα | tumour |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ωμᾰ | disease, tumor |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |