Where does “steatosis” come from?
Steatosis comes from Ancient Greek -ωσις, a suffix denoting a condition or process, combined with στέαρ, meaning fat, ultimately from Ancient Greek ῆᾰ.
steatosis (English): The abnormal retention of lipids by a cell or...
Definitions
- The abnormal retention of lipids by a cell or...
Ancestry of “steatosis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | steato- | fat |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | στέαρ | hard fat, tallow, suet; dough made from flour of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὄρνις | bird; chicken |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |