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Where does “onychodystrophy” come from?

onychodystrophy (English) comes from English dystrophy, from English trophy, from Middle French trophée, from Latin trophaeum, from Ancient Greek τρόπαιον, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ.

onychodystrophy (English): Dystrophic changes in nails, such as...

Definitions

  1. Dystrophic changes in nails, such as...

Ancestry of “onychodystrophy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdystrophyA wasting of body tissues, of either genetic...
2EnglishtrophyAn object, usually in the form of a statuette,...
3Middle Frenchtrophéememorial
4Latintrophaeumtrophy, monument to victory in war; a sign of...
5Ancient Greekτρόπαιονtrophy, a monument to an enemy's defeat
6Ancient Greekτροπήa turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;...
7Ancient Greek-ή—
8Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
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