Where does “myxedematous” come from?
myxedematous (English) comes from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz — to grow, nourish.
myxedematous (English): Relating to, or exhibiting, myxedema
Definitions
- Relating to, or exhibiting, myxedema
Ancestry of “myxedematous”, step by step
myxedematous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 2 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 3 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 4 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English myxedema
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | myxedema | A form of cutaneous and dermal edema that is... |
| 2 | English | edema | An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue... |
| 3 | New Latin | oedema | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | οἴδημα | swelling, tumour |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | οἰδέω | to swell, become swollen; of inflated style |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂oyd-éye-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |