Where does “stenosis” come from?
stenosis (New Latin) comes from Ancient Greek στένωσις, from Ancient Greek στενόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
stenosis (New Latin): A narrowing
Definitions
- A narrowing
Ancestry of “stenosis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | στένωσις | A being straitened, narrowing |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | στενόω | To straiten, confine, contract |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “stenosis”
- stenosis
- restenosis
- stenotic
- poststenotic
- prestenotic
- nonstenotic
- bronchostenosis
- dacryostenosis
- angiostenosis
- arthrostenosis
- enterostenosis
- fibrostenosis
- homeostenosis
- oesophagostenosis
- orbitostenosis
- poststenosis
- rhinostenosis
- ureterostenosis
- bronchostenotic
- antirestenosis
- fibrostenotic
- homeostenotic
- intrastenotic
- restenostic