Where does “sigmoidoscopic” come from?

sigmoidoscopic (English) comes from English ‐o‐, from Latin ‐o‐, from Ancient Greek -ό-.

sigmoidoscopic (English): Relating to the type of examination of the colon

Definitions

  1. Relating to the type of examination of the colon

Ancestry of “sigmoidoscopic”, step by step

sigmoidoscopic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ‐o‐

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English‐o‐—
2Latin‐o‐—
3Ancient Greek-ό-—

via English sigmoid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsigmoidCurved in two directions, like the letter "S", or...
2Frenchsigmoïdesigmoid, sigmoidal
Every word from Ancient Greek -ό- →