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
- Dystrophic changes in nails, such as...
Ancestry of “onychodystrophy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | dystrophy | A wasting of body tissues, of either genetic... |
| 2 | English | trophy | An object, usually in the form of a statuette,... |
| 3 | Middle French | trophée | memorial |
| 4 | Latin | trophaeum | trophy, monument to victory in war; a sign of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τρόπαιον | trophy, a monument to an enemy's defeat |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τροπή | a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ή | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |