Where does “photopheresis” come from?
photopheresis (English) comes from English apheresis, from Latin aphaeresis, from Ancient Greek ἀφαίρεσις, from Ancient Greek ἀφαιρέω, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος — to push, to hit.
photopheresis (English): A form of apheresis and photodynamic therapy in...
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- A form of apheresis and photodynamic therapy in...
Ancestry of “photopheresis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | apheresis | Elision, suppression, or complete loss of a... |
| 2 | Latin | aphaeresis | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀφαίρεσις | Taking away, carrying off, removal; putting off;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀφαιρέω | to take away ; or; to deprive of; to prevent... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |