Where does “nonrheumatic” come from?
nonrheumatic (English) comes from English rheumatic, from Middle French rheumatique, from Latin rheumaticus, from Ancient Greek ῥευματικός, from Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα, from Ancient Greek ῥέω, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
nonrheumatic (English): Not rheumatic
Definitions
- Not rheumatic
Ancestry of “nonrheumatic”, step by step
nonrheumatic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rheumatic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rheumatic | Resembling or relating to rheumatism; Derived... |
| 2 | Middle French | rheumatique | — |
| 3 | Latin | rheumaticus | troubled with rheum |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ῥευματικός | subject to a discharge or flux |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ῥεῦμα | stream, flow, current |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ῥέω | I flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |