Where does “scaphotrapeziotrapezoidosteoarthritis” come from?

scaphotrapeziotrapezoidosteoarthritis (English) comes from English trapezium, from Late Latin trapezium, from Ancient Greek τραπέζιον, from Ancient Greek τράπεζα, from Ancient Greek *τετράπεζα, from Ancient Greek πέζα, from Ancient Greek πούς, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

scaphotrapeziotrapezoidosteoarthritis (English): a thumb basal joint arthritis

Definitions

  1. a thumb basal joint arthritis

Ancestry of “scaphotrapeziotrapezoidosteoarthritis”, step by step

scaphotrapeziotrapezoidosteoarthritis traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English trapezium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrapeziumA four-sided polygon with two sides parallel; A...
2Late Latintrapeziumtrapezium, trapezoid
3Ancient Greekτραπέζιονirregular quadrilateral; little table; small...
4Ancient Greekτράπεζαa table
5Ancient Greek*τετράπεζα
6Ancient Greekπέζαfoot, edge; foot, instep, bottom; -footed,...
7Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
10Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via English osteoarthritis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishosteoarthritisA form of arthritis, affecting mainly older...
2EnglisharthritisInflammation of a joint or joints causing pain...
3Latinarthritisarthritis
4Ancient Greekἀρθρῖτιςf, "third"; of or in the joint
5Ancient Greekἄρθρονjoint; limb; articulation
6Ancient Greekἀραρίσκωjoin, fasten; fit together, construct; fit,...
7Ancient Greek-σκωPrimitive suffix used to form present-tense...
8Proto-Indo-European-sḱétiForms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

via English trapezoid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrapezoidA quadrilateral with two parallel sides; A...
2New Latintrapezoides
3Ancient Greekτρᾰπεζοειδής
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pódsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds
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