Where does “levyepiteelisyöpä” come from?
levyepiteelisyöpä (Finnish) comes from Finnish levyepiteeli, from Finnish epiteeli, from New Latin epithēlium, from Ancient Greek ἐπί, from Ancient Greek Ἡμέρα, from Ancient Greek ἦμαρ, from Proto-Hellenic ā́mər, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mr̥ — to be hot; to burn.
Ancestry of “levyepiteelisyöpä”, step by step
levyepiteelisyöpä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish levyepiteeli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | levyepiteeli | (simple) squamous epithelium |
| 2 | Finnish | epiteeli | epithelium |
| 3 | New Latin | epithēlium | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐπί | as well, besides; For usage in composition, see... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἡμέρα | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἦμαρ | day; by day; midday |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | ā́mər | day |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mr̥ | heat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |