Where does “alopecia” come from?

alopecia (Italian) comes from Latin alopecia, from Ancient Greek ἀλωπεκία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

alopecia (Italian): alopecia

Definitions

  1. alopecia

Ancestry of “alopecia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalopeciaalopecia
2Ancient Greekἀλωπεκίαfox-mange
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀλωπεκία →