Where does “undertubulation” come from?

undertubulation (English) comes from English tubulation, from English -ation, from Middle English -acioun, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

undertubulation (English): Insufficient tubulation of long bones, resulting in diaphyseal or metaphyseal widening

Definitions

  1. Insufficient tubulation of long bones, resulting in diaphyseal or metaphyseal widening

Ancestry of “undertubulation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtubulationA tubular form; lateral growth of long bones
2English-ationAn action or process; The result of an action or...
3Middle English-aciounForms nouns denoting an action, act, or doing,...
4Old French-ationation
5Latin-ātiō
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ