Where does “asteniczka” come from?
asteniczka (Polish) comes from Polish astenik, from Polish astenia, from German Asthenie, from Ancient Greek ἀσθένεια, from Ancient Greek ἀσθενής, from Ancient Greek σθένος, from English micro-, from Ancient Greek μικρο- — soft, tender, dear.
Ancestry of “asteniczka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | astenik | asthenic |
| 2 | Polish | astenia | asthenia |
| 3 | German | Asthenie | asthenia |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀσθένεια | weakness; sickness; moral weakness, depravity |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀσθενής | without strength, weak; feeble, sickly; sick, ill |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σθένος | strength, might, power |
| 7 | English | micro- | API; Very small; One millionth |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μικρο- | micro |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μικρός | little, small |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |