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Where does “pseudohyperaldosteronism” come from?

pseudohyperaldosteronism (English) comes from English hyperaldosteronism, from English hyper-, from Greek υπερ-, from Ancient Greek ὑπερ-, from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

pseudohyperaldosteronism (English): A medical condition that mimics...

Definitions

  1. A medical condition that mimics...

Ancestry of “pseudohyperaldosteronism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhyperaldosteronismA condition in which too much aldosterone is...
2Englishhyper-over, above or beyond; excessive; existing in...
3Greekυπερ-hyper, super; hyper-; super-, ultra-, sur-
4Ancient Greekὑπερ-over-, super-
5Ancient Greekὑπέρfor; over-much, above measure
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →