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Where does “visceroptosis” come from?

visceroptosis (English) comes from English ptosis, from Ancient Greek πτῶσις, from Ancient Greek πίπτω, from Ancient Greek -ωσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

visceroptosis (English): A prolapse or sinking downward of the abdominal...

Definitions

  1. A prolapse or sinking downward of the abdominal...

Ancestry of “visceroptosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishptosisThe prolapse of a bodily organ, especially...
2Ancient Greekπτῶσιςfalling, a fall; case; inflection
3Ancient Greekπίπτωto fall, throw oneself down
4Ancient Greek-ωσιςabnormal condition or state; state, abnormal...
5Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
6Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
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