Where does “oligosyndactylism” come from?
oligosyndactylism (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.
Ancestry of “oligosyndactylism”, step by step
oligosyndactylism 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 syndactylism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | syndactylism | syndactyly |
| 2 | English | syn | That has a torsion angle between 0° and 90° |
| 3 | English | synonym | A word whose meaning is the same as that of... |
| 4 | Middle English | sinonyme | — |
| 5 | Latin | synōnymum | synonym |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | συνώνυμος | Having the same name; Having only one meaning:... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | beside, with |