Where does “athétose” come from?
athétose (French) comes from English athetosis, from Ancient Greek ἄθετος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
athétose (French): athetosis
Definitions
- athetosis
Ancestry of “athétose”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | athetosis | A series of involuntary writhing movements of the limbs, typically bilateral and symmetric and predominantly affecting the distal parts of the limbs |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἄθετος | removed; without position or place |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |