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Where does “sthenia” come from?

sthenia (English) comes from English asthenia, from Ancient Greek ἀσθένεια, from Ancient Greek ἀσθενής, from Ancient Greek σθένος, from English micro-, from Ancient Greek μικρο-, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

sthenia (English): strength, vigour or vitality

Definitions

  1. strength, vigour or vitality

Ancestry of “sthenia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishastheniaWeakness; loss of strength
2Ancient Greekἀσθένειαweakness; sickness; moral weakness, depravity
3Ancient Greekἀσθενήςwithout strength, weak; feeble, sickly; sick, ill
4Ancient Greekσθένοςstrength, might, power
5Englishmicro-API; Very small; One millionth
6Ancient Greekμικρο-—
7Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
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