Where does “xanthogranuloma” come from?
xanthogranuloma (English) comes from English granuloma, from English granule, from French granule, from Latin grānulum, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
xanthogranuloma (English): A form of histiocytosis with yellowish lesions
Definitions
- A form of histiocytosis with yellowish lesions
Ancestry of “xanthogranuloma”, step by step
xanthogranuloma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English granuloma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | granuloma | an inflammatory nodule found in many diseases,... |
| 2 | English | granule | A tiny grain, a small particle; A small structure... |
| 3 | French | granule | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | grānulum | granule (small grain) |
| 5 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |