Where does “Asperger-Syndrom” come from?
Asperger-Syndrom (German) comes from German Syndrom, from English syndrome, from New Latin syndrome, from Ancient Greek συνδρομή, from Ancient Greek σύνδρομος, from Ancient Greek δρόμος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
Asperger-Syndrom (German): Asperger's syndrome
Definitions
- Asperger's syndrome
Ancestry of “Asperger-Syndrom”, step by step
Asperger-Syndrom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Syndrom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Syndrom | syndrome |
| 2 | English | syndrome | A recognizable pattern of signs, symptoms and/or... |
| 3 | New Latin | syndrome | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | συνδρομή | a concourse of people |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σύνδρομος | running together |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δρόμος | race, running; racetrack; course, path |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
via German Asperger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Asperger | resident of Asperg; Ellipsis of Asperger-Syndrom,... |
| 2 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 3 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |