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Where does “spongionecrosis” come from?

spongionecrosis (English) comes from English necrosis, from Ancient Greek νέκρωσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

spongionecrosis (English): spongy necrosis

Definitions

  1. spongy necrosis

Ancestry of “spongionecrosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnecrosisThe localized death of cells or tissues through...
2Ancient Greekνέκρωσιςa state of death, deadness; death; mortification
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →