Where does “stenosis” come from?
Stenosis comes from New Latin stenosis, from Ancient Greek στένωσις, derived from Ancient Greek στενός meaning narrow, with the Ancient Greek suffix -σις forming abstract nouns, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -tis.
stenosis (English): An abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood...
Definitions
- An abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood...
Ancestry of “stenosis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | New Latin | stenosis | A narrowing |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | στένωσις | A being straitened, narrowing |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στενόω | To straiten, confine, contract |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “stenosis”