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Where does “preanestesia” come from?

preanestesia (Italian) comes from Italian anestesia, from Ancient Greek ἀναισθησία, from Ancient Greek ἀν-, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

preanestesia (Italian): preanaesthesia, preanesthesia

Definitions

  1. preanaesthesia, preanesthesia

Ancestry of “preanestesia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiananestesiaanesthesia
2Ancient Greekἀναισθησία—
3Ancient Greekἀν-Alternative form of ἀ- used before a vowel;...
4Ancient Greekὀρθόςstraight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a...
5Proto-Hellenicortʰwós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
8Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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