Where does “Legasthenie” come from?
Legasthenie (German) comes from German Asthenie, from Ancient Greek ἀσθένεια, from Ancient Greek ἀσθενής, from Ancient Greek σθένος, from English micro-, from Ancient Greek μικρο-, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
Legasthenie (German): dyslexia
Definitions
- dyslexia
Ancestry of “Legasthenie”, step by step
Legasthenie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Asthenie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Asthenie | asthenia |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀσθένεια | weakness; sickness; moral weakness, depravity |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀσθενής | without strength, weak; feeble, sickly; sick, ill |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σθένος | strength, might, power |
| 5 | English | micro- | API; Very small; One millionth |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μικρο- | micro |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μικρός | little, small |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |
via Latin legere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | legere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 2 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 3 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |