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Where does “myxœdème” come from?

myxœdème (French) comes from French œdème, from Ancient Greek οἴδημα, from Ancient Greek οἰδέω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyd-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

myxœdème (French): myxedema

Definitions

  1. myxedema

Ancestry of “myxœdème”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchœdèmeedema, oedema
2Ancient Greekοἴδημαswelling, tumour
3Ancient Greekοἰδέωto swell, become swollen; of inflated style
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyd-éye-ti—
5Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
6Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “myxœdème”

  • myxœdémateux
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