Where does “osteoradionecrotic” come from?

osteoradionecrotic (English) comes from English radionecrotic, from English radio, from English radiotelegraphy, from English telegraphy, from English Telegraph, from French télégraphe, from French télé-, from Ancient Greek τῆλε.

osteoradionecrotic (English): Relating to osteoradionecrosis

Definitions

  1. Relating to osteoradionecrosis

Ancestry of “osteoradionecrotic”, step by step

osteoradionecrotic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English radionecrotic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishradionecroticOf or pertaining to radionecrosis
2EnglishradioThe technology that allows for the transmission...
3EnglishradiotelegraphyThe process and techniques of sending telegrams...
4Englishtelegraphycommunication at a distance by means of the...
5EnglishTelegraphany process for transmitting arbitrarily long messages over a long distance using a symbolic code
6Frenchtélégraphetelegraph
7Frenchtélé-tele-
8Ancient Greekτῆλεfar off, afar, far away
9Latincommūnicāre
10Latincommūniscommon, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together
11Old Latincom(m)oinis
12Proto-Italickommoiniscommon
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
15Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
16Middle Englishkyt

via English osteo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishosteoosteomyelitis
Every word from Middle English kytEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm