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Where does “osteopatia” come from?

osteopatia (Italian) comes from Italian osteo-, from Ancient Greek ὀστέον, from Ancient Greek κλάσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

osteopatia (Italian): osteopathy

Definitions

  1. osteopathy

Ancestry of “osteopatia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianosteo-osteo-
2Ancient Greekὀστέονbone; bones of the earth = rock; stone of fruit
3Ancient Greekκλάσιςbreaking, fracture; bending of the knee joint,...
4Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
5Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “osteopatia”

  • osteopatico
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