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
- hip replacement
Ancestry of “Hüftgelenksprothese”, step by step
Hüftgelenksprothese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Prothese
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Prothese | prosthesis; prosthesis, prothesis |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πρόθεσις | setting before; a preposing, preposition; purpose |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via German Hüftgelenk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hüftgelenk | hip |