Where does “stenotic” come from?
stenotic (English) comes from English stenosis, from New Latin stenosis, from Ancient Greek στένωσις, from Ancient Greek στενόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
stenotic (English): Of or pertaining to a stenosis
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to a stenosis
Ancestry of “stenotic”, step by step
stenotic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stenosis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stenosis | An abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood... |
| 2 | New Latin | stenosis | A narrowing |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στένωσις | A being straitened, narrowing |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στενόω | To straiten, confine, contract |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English otic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | otic | of, relating/pertaining to, or located near the... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὠτικός | of or for the ear; pertaining to the ear; ear |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | οὖς | ear; hearing; spy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀδούς | A tooth, tusk; anything pointed: spike, prong;... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | odónts | tooth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |