Where does “microsteatosis” come from?
microsteatosis (English) comes from English steatosis, from English steato-, from Ancient Greek στέαρ, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
microsteatosis (English): microvesicular steatosis
Definitions
- microvesicular steatosis
Ancestry of “microsteatosis”, step by step
microsteatosis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English steatosis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | steatosis | The abnormal retention of lipids by a cell or... |
| 2 | English | steato- | fat |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στέαρ | hard fat, tallow, suet; dough made from flour of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὄρνις | bird; chicken |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |