Where does “tekonivelleikkaus” come from?
tekonivelleikkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tekonivel, from Finnish nivel, from Finnish niveljalkainen, from New Latin Arthropoda, from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον, from Ancient Greek ἀραρίσκω, from Ancient Greek -σκω, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...
tekonivelleikkaus (Finnish): joint replacement surgery
Definitions
- joint replacement surgery
Ancestry of “tekonivelleikkaus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | tekonivel | artificial joint |
| 2 | Finnish | nivel | joint; articulation |
| 3 | Finnish | niveljalkainen | An arthropod |
| 4 | New Latin | Arthropoda | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄρθρον | joint; limb; articulation |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀραρίσκω | join, fasten; fit together, construct; fit,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -σκω | Primitive suffix used to form present-tense... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -sḱéti | Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs... |