Where does “alopecia” come from?

alopecia (Latin) comes 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 (Latin): alopecia

Definitions

  1. alopecia

Ancestry of “alopecia”, step by step

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

Words derived from “alopecia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀλωπεκία →