Etymology Explorer › Italian

Where does “edematico” come from?

edematico (Italian) comes from Italian edema, from New Latin oedema, from Ancient Greek οἴδημα, from Ancient Greek οἰδέω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyd-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

Ancestry of “edematico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianedemaedema
2New Latinoedema—
3Ancient Greekοἴδημαswelling, tumour
4Ancient Greekοἰδέωto swell, become swollen; of inflated style
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyd-éye-ti—
6Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
7Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →