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

  1. 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

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 articular

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharticularOf, at, or relating to the joints of the body; Of...
2LatinarticulusA point connecting various parts of the body;...
3Latinartusnarrow, close, fitted, confined, dense; severe,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂értusthat which is fit together; juncture, ordering
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wósEvery word from Latin -eusEvery word from English nucleo-