Where does “osteoporoza” come from?
osteoporoza (Polish) comes from French ostéoporose, from French pore, from Old French pore, from Latin porus, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
osteoporoza (Polish): osteoporosis
Definitions
- osteoporosis
Ancestry of “osteoporoza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ostéoporose | osteoporosis |
| 2 | French | pore | pore; by extension, small openings |
| 3 | Old French | pore | pore (small opening in skin) |
| 4 | Latin | porus | pore, passage in the body; tufa |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |