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Where does “sarcoidosis” come from?

Sarcoidosis comes from English sarcoid, from Ancient Greek -ωσις, from Ancient Greek -ειδής meaning resembling, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- meaning to see.

sarcoidosis (English): A multisystem disorder characterized by...

Definitions

  1. A multisystem disorder characterized by...

Ancestry of “sarcoidosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsarcoidRelating to sarcoid; Resembling sarcoma; fleshy
2Frenchsarcoïdesarcoid
3French-oïde-oid
4Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
5Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
7Proto-Indo-European-ess—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “sarcoidosis”

  • neurosarcoidosis
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