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Where does “Prostata” come from?

Prostata (German) comes from Medieval Latin prostata, from Ancient Greek προστάτης, from Ancient Greek ἵστημι, from Proto-Hellenic hístāmi, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Prostata (German): prostate

Definitions

  1. prostate

Ancestry of “Prostata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinprostataprostate
2Ancient Greekπροστάτηςone who stands before, protector, guardian; one...
3Ancient Greekἵστημιto make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,...
4Proto-Hellenichístāmito stand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “Prostata”

  • Prostatakrebshäufigkeit
  • Prostatakrebs
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