Where does “aterosklerose” come from?
aterosklerose (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sklerose, from Ancient Greek σκλήρωσις, from Ancient Greek σκληρόω, from Ancient Greek σκληρός, from Ancient Greek κορμός, from Ancient Greek κείρω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kér-ye-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- — to cut, cut off, sever.
aterosklerose (Norwegian Bokmål): atherosclerosis
Definitions
- atherosclerosis
Ancestry of “aterosklerose”, step by step
aterosklerose traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål sklerose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sklerose | sclerosis |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σκλήρωσις | an induration |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σκληρόω | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκληρός | hard; harsh |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κορμός | trunk of a tree; log of timber |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κείρω | I shear, shave, cut hair short; I ravage, waste;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kér-ye- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via Ancient Greek ἀθήρα
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀθήρα | gruel |