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Where does “pseudohypertrophy” come from?

pseudohypertrophy (English) comes from English hypertrophy, from French hypertrophie, from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

pseudohypertrophy (English): Enlargement at the site of an organ or part...

Definitions

  1. Enlargement at the site of an organ or part...

Ancestry of “pseudohypertrophy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhypertrophyAn increase in the size of an organ due to...
2Frenchhypertrophiehypertrophy
3Ancient Greekὑπέρfor; over-much, above measure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →