Where does “nephroangiosclerosis” come from?
nephroangiosclerosis (English) comes from English angiosclerosis, from English sclerosis, from Ancient Greek σκλήρωσις, from Ancient Greek σκληρόω, from Ancient Greek σκληρός, from Ancient Greek κορμός, from Ancient Greek κείρω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kér-ye- — to cut, cut off, sever.
nephroangiosclerosis (English): sclerosis of the renal arterioles
Definitions
- sclerosis of the renal arterioles
Ancestry of “nephroangiosclerosis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | angiosclerosis | Synonym of atherosclerosis |
| 2 | English | sclerosis | The abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σκλήρωσις | an induration |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκληρόω | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σκληρός | hard; harsh |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κορμός | trunk of a tree; log of timber |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κείρω | I shear, shave, cut hair short; I ravage, waste;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kér-ye- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |