Where does “multippeliskleroosi” come from?
multippeliskleroosi (Finnish) comes from Finnish skleroosi, from Ancient Greek σκλήρωσις, from Ancient Greek σκληρόω, from Ancient Greek σκληρός, from Ancient Greek κορμός, from Ancient Greek κείρω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kér-ye-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- — to cut, cut off, sever.
multippeliskleroosi (Finnish): multiple sclerosis
Definitions
- multiple sclerosis
Ancestry of “multippeliskleroosi”, step by step
multippeliskleroosi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish skleroosi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | skleroosi | sclerosis |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σκλήρωσις | an induration |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σκληρόω | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκληρός | hard; harsh |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κορμός | trunk of a tree; log of timber |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κείρω | I shear, shave, cut hair short; I ravage, waste;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kér-ye- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via Finnish multippeli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | multippeli | multiple |
| 2 | Swedish | multipel | multiple (having several occurrences) |