Where does “lewynkappaledementia” come from?
lewynkappaledementia (Finnish) comes from Finnish dementia, from Latin dēmentia, from Latin dēmēns, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
lewynkappaledementia (Finnish): Lewy body dementia each of two types of dementia caused by accumulation of Lewy bodies in neurons
Definitions
- Lewy body dementia each of two types of dementia caused by accumulation of Lewy bodies in neurons
Ancestry of “lewynkappaledementia”, step by step
lewynkappaledementia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish dementia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | dementia | dementia |
| 2 | Latin | dēmentia | madness, insanity |
| 3 | Latin | dēmēns | out of one’s mind or senses: mad, raving, insane, crazy; more generally: foolish, reckless, distracted, infatuated |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Finnish Lewyn kappale
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Lewyn kappale | Lewy body abnormal aggregate of protein that develops inside nerve cells |
| 2 | English | Lewy body | An abnormal aggregate of protein that develops... |