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Where does “oligoamnios” come from?

oligoamnios (English) comes from English oligo, from English oligonucleotide, from English nucleotide, from English nucleo-, from Latin nū̆cleus, from Latin nuculea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

oligoamnios (English): The presence of an abnormally small volume of...

Definitions

  1. The presence of an abnormally small volume of...

Ancestry of “oligoamnios”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisholigoAn oligonucleotide
2Englisholigonucleotidea short sequence of nucleotides , typically with...
3EnglishnucleotideThe monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer...
4Englishnucleo-Forming words pertaining to nuclei
5Latinnū̆cleus—
6Latinnuculeapertaining to a small nut
7Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
8Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
9Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
10Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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