Where does “zoster” come from?
Zoster comes from Ancient Greek ζωστήρ, meaning a belt or girdle worn around the body.
zoster (English): An ancient Greek waist-belt for men; The disease...
Definitions
- An ancient Greek waist-belt for men; The disease...
Ancestry of “zoster”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | zoster | The shingles; A kind of sea shrub |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ζωστήρ | warrior's belt; girdle |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -τήρ | Added to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
Words derived from “zoster”