Where does “micrometastasis” come from?
micrometastasis (English) comes from English metastasis, from Ancient Greek μετάστασις, from Ancient Greek μεθίστημι, from Ancient Greek ἵστημι, from Proto-Hellenic hístāmi, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
micrometastasis (English): The microscopic level action of metastasis, the...
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- The microscopic level action of metastasis, the...
Ancestry of “micrometastasis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | metastasis | A change in nature, form, or quality; The... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μετάστασις | removing, removal; shifting of blame; removal,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μεθίστημι | to alter, change; to replace, exchange; to come... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἵστημι | to make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hístāmi | to stand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |