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Where does “prestenotic” come from?

prestenotic (English) comes from English stenotic, from English stenosis, from New Latin stenosis, from Ancient Greek στένωσις, from Ancient Greek στενόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

prestenotic (English): Prior to the formation of a stenosis

Definitions

  1. Prior to the formation of a stenosis

Ancestry of “prestenotic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstenoticOf or pertaining to a stenosis
2EnglishstenosisAn abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood...
3New LatinstenosisA narrowing
4Ancient GreekστένωσιςA being straitened, narrowing
5Ancient GreekστενόωTo straiten, confine, contract
6Ancient Greek-όωAdded to a noun or adjective to make a verb with...
7Proto-Indo-European-oyétiCreates factitive verbs from adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she
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