Where does “subclinical” come from?
Subclinical derives from English clinical, from English clinic, from Latin clinicus, from Ancient Greek κλινικός, from Ancient Greek κλίνειν meaning "to lean or recline," with the suffix -ικός.
subclinical (English): Of a disease or injury, without signs and...
Definitions
- Of a disease or injury, without signs and...
Ancestry of “subclinical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clinical | Of or pertaining to a medical clinic or facility;... |
| 2 | English | -ál | Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 3 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 4 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 5 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 6 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 7 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 8 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 9 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |