Where does “ασθενής” come from?

ασθενής (Greek) comes 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.

ασθενής (Greek): sick, ill; feeble, weak, poorly; patient

Definitions

  1. sick, ill; feeble, weak, poorly; patient

Ancestry of “ασθενής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀσθενήςwithout strength, weak; feeble, sickly; sick, ill
2Ancient Greekσθένοςstrength, might, power
3Englishmicro-API; Very small; One millionth
4Ancient Greekμικρο-micro
5Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “ασθενής

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy-Every word from Ancient Greek μικρόςEvery word from English micro-