Where does “Erkältungssymptom” come from?
Erkältungssymptom (German) comes from German Symptom, from Ancient Greek σύμπτωμα, from Ancient Greek συμπίπτω, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún — beside, with.
Erkältungssymptom (German): cold symptom
Definitions
- cold symptom
Ancestry of “Erkältungssymptom”, step by step
Erkältungssymptom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Symptom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Symptom | symptom, sign |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σύμπτωμα | anything that has befallen one, a chance,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | συμπίπτω | I fall together, meet violently; I fall upon,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | beside, with |