Where does “oligoarthralgia” come from?

oligoarthralgia (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.

oligoarthralgia (English): Arthralgia (joint pain) that affects several joints

Definitions

  1. Arthralgia (joint pain) that affects several joints

Ancestry of “oligoarthralgia”, step by step

oligoarthralgia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English oligo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisholigoAn oligonucleotide
2EnglisholigonucleotideA short sequence of nucleotides (RNA or DNA), typically with twenty or fewer base pairs
3EnglishnucleotideThe monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer...
4Englishnucleo-Forming words pertaining to nuclei
5Latinnū̆cleus(small) nut
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

via English arthralgia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharthralgiaPain in a joint, especially when not caused by...
2Latinarthr-joint, vocal articulation
3Ancient Greekἄρθρονjoint; limb; articulation
4Ancient Greekἀραρίσκωjoin, fasten; fit together, construct; fit,...
5Ancient Greek-σκωPrimitive suffix used to form present-tense...
6Proto-Indo-European-sḱétiForms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wósEvery word from Latin -eusEvery word from English nucleo-