Where does “telogen effluvium” come from?
telogen effluvium (English) comes from English effluvium, from Latin effluvium, from Latin effluō, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic kommoinis — resin, gum; to say, speak.
telogen effluvium (English): A form of rapid hair loss, causing hair to fall out, caused by the rapid onset of the telogen phase of follicle growth
Definitions
- A form of rapid hair loss, causing hair to fall out, caused by the rapid onset of the telogen phase of follicle growth
Ancestry of “telogen effluvium”, step by step
telogen effluvium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English effluvium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | effluvium | A gaseous or vaporous emission, especially a... |
| 2 | Latin | effluvium | The act of flowing out; discharge of liquid,... |
| 3 | Latin | effluō | to flow or run forth or out; escape |
| 4 | Latin | ex | A name of the letter "X"; out of, from |
| 5 | Latin | commūnicō | to impart, share |
| 6 | Latin | commūnis | common, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together |
| 7 | Old Latin | com(m)oinis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kommoinis | common |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moy-ni- | held in common |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
via English telogen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | telogen | A resting phase of the follicle in the cycle of hair growth |
| 2 | English | Gen | A member of the Gen Movement, a youth expression... |
| 3 | English | again | Another time; once more; Over and above a factor... |
| 4 | Middle English | agayn | again |
| 5 | Old English | onġēan | opposite |
| 6 | Old English | on- | forming verbs and adjectives from participles and... |
| 7 | Old English | and- | against, opposing; in return, back; facing,... |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | anda- | against, opposing; in return, back; facing,... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | anda- | against, opposing; un-, de- |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |