Where does “polyposis” come from?
Polyposis comes from Ancient Greek -ωσις, a suffix denoting condition or disease, combined with Ancient Greek πολύπους meaning many-footed, derived from Ancient Greek πούς foot, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ped- meaning foot.
polyposis (English): A hereditary disease characterised by numerous...
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- A hereditary disease characterised by numerous...
Ancestry of “polyposis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | polyp | an abnormal growth protruding from a mucous... |
| 2 | Latin | polypūs | octopus |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πολύπους | many-footed |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πολῠ- | many; much, a lot |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |