Where does “osseointegrate” come from?
osseointegrate (English) comes from English integrate, from Latin integratus, from Latin integro, from Latin integer, from Proto-Italic *n̥tagros — untouched.
osseointegrate (English): The growth action of bone tissue, as it...
Definitions
- The growth action of bone tissue, as it...
Ancestry of “osseointegrate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | integrate | To form into one whole; to make entire; to... |
| 2 | Latin | integratus | renewed, restored, having been made whole; begun... |
| 3 | Latin | integro | I renew, restore, make whole; I begin again,... |
| 4 | Latin | integer | complete, whole, intact; uninjured, sound,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *n̥tagros | untouched |