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Where does “neurosarcoidosis” come from?

neurosarcoidosis (English) comes from English sarcoidosis, from English sarcoid, from French sarcoïde, from French -oïde, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

neurosarcoidosis (English): A sarcoidosis affecting the central nervous...

Definitions

  1. A sarcoidosis affecting the central nervous...

Ancestry of “neurosarcoidosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsarcoidosisA multisystem disorder characterized by...
2EnglishsarcoidRelating to sarcoid; Resembling sarcoma; fleshy
3Frenchsarcoïdesarcoid
4French-oïde-oid
5Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
6Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
8Proto-Indo-European-ess—
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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