Where does “oligoarticular” come from?
oligoarticular (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.
oligoarticular (English): That affects a few joints of the body
Definitions
- That affects a few joints of the body
Ancestry of “oligoarticular”, step by step
oligoarticular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English oligo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oligo | An oligonucleotide |
| 2 | English | oligonucleotide | A short sequence of nucleotides (RNA or DNA), typically with twenty or fewer base pairs |
| 3 | English | nucleotide | The monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer... |
| 4 | English | nucleo- | Forming words pertaining to nuclei |
| 5 | Latin | nū̆cleus | (small) nut |
| 6 | Latin | nuculea | pertaining to a small nut |
| 7 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
via English articular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | articular | Of, at, or relating to the joints of the body; Of... |
| 2 | Latin | articulus | A point connecting various parts of the body;... |
| 3 | Latin | artus | narrow, close, fitted, confined, dense; severe,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂értus | that which is fit together; juncture, ordering |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |