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Where does “steato-” come from?

steato- (English) comes from Ancient Greek στέαρ, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

steato- (English): fat

Definitions

  1. fat

Ancestry of “steato-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστέαρhard fat, tallow, suet; dough made from flour of...
2Ancient Greekὄρνιςbird; chicken
3Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
4Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “steato-”

  • steatosis
  • steatohepatitis
  • steatorrhea
  • steatopygia
  • steatopygous
  • steatitis
  • hepatosteatosis
  • steatonecrosis
  • microsteatosis
  • macrosteatosis
  • pansteatitis
  • steatopygic
  • steatogenesis
  • steatopygian
  • steatogenic
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