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Where does “Hüftgelenksprothese” come from?

Hüftgelenksprothese (German) comes from German Prothese, from Ancient Greek πρόθεσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

Hüftgelenksprothese (German): hip replacement

Definitions

  1. hip replacement

Ancestry of “Hüftgelenksprothese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanProtheseprosthesis; prosthesis, prothesis
2Ancient Greekπρόθεσιςsetting before; a preposing, preposition; purpose
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →