Where does “ventriculomegaly” come from?
ventriculomegaly (English) comes from English -megaly, from Ancient Greek μεγάλος, from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.
ventriculomegaly (English): dilation of the lateral ventricles of the brain
Definitions
- dilation of the lateral ventricles of the brain
Ancestry of “ventriculomegaly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -megaly | enlargement |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μεγάλος | masculine singular nominative of μέγας |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μέγας | big, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂s | great |