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Where does “asthénie” come from?

asthénie (French) comes from Ancient Greek ἀσθένεια, from Ancient Greek ἀσθενής, from Ancient Greek σθένος, from English micro-, from Ancient Greek μικρο-, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

asthénie (French): asthenia; first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. asthenia; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “asthénie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀσθένειαweakness; sickness; moral weakness, depravity
2Ancient Greekἀσθενήςwithout strength, weak; feeble, sickly; sick, ill
3Ancient Greekσθένοςstrength, might, power
4Englishmicro-API; Very small; One millionth
5Ancient Greekμικρο-—
6Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “asthénie”

  • asthénique
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