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Where does “prostata” come from?

prostata (Medieval Latin) comes from Ancient Greek προστάτης, from Ancient Greek ἵστημι, from Proto-Hellenic hístāmi, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

prostata (Medieval Latin): prostate

Definitions

  1. prostate

Ancestry of “prostata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπροστάτηςone who stands before, protector, guardian; one...
2Ancient Greekἵστημιto make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,...
3Proto-Hellenichístāmito stand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “prostata”

  • prostate
  • prostatic
  • prostatectomy
  • prostatitis
  • periprostatic
  • intraprostatic
  • postprostatectomy
  • puboprostatic
  • extraprostatic
  • prostatism
  • cystoprostatectomy
  • prostatodynia
  • prostatomegaly
  • vesicoprostatic
  • prostatotomy
  • nonprostatic
  • prostatovesiculectomy
  • cryoprostatectomy
  • urethroprostatic
  • cystoprostatovesiculectomy
  • próstata
  • prostatitis
  • prostatectomia
  • prostate
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