Where does “phenylketonuria” come from?
Phenylketonuria derives from English phenylketone combined with Latin -uria, from Ancient Greek -ουρία, from Ancient Greek οὖρον meaning urine, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁r- and h₂wers-.
phenylketonuria (English): A metabolic disorder in which individuals lack...
Definitions
- A metabolic disorder in which individuals lack...
Ancestry of “phenylketonuria”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phenylketone | Any phenyl ketone CHCO-R |
| 2 | English | ketone | A homologous series of organic molecules whose... |
| 3 | German | Keton | ketone |
| 4 | German | Aketon | acetone |
| 5 | French | acétone | acetone |
| 6 | Latin | acētum | vinegar |
| 7 | French | -ate | ate |
| 8 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |