Where does “strictureplasty” come from?
strictureplasty (English) comes from English stricture, from Late Latin strictura, from Latin strictus, from Latin stringere, from Latin stringo, from Proto-Italic stringō, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
strictureplasty (English): The surgical removal of part of the bowel...
Definitions
- The surgical removal of part of the bowel...
Ancestry of “strictureplasty”, step by step
strictureplasty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stricture
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stricture | a rule restricting behaviour or action; a general... |
| 2 | Late Latin | strictura | A contraction, compression, stricture; Pressure,... |
| 3 | Latin | strictus | tightened, compressed, having been tightened;... |
| 4 | Latin | stringere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | stringo | I press, tighten, compress; I unsheath |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | stringō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |
via English plasty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plasty | — |