Where does “onicomicoză” come from?
onicomicoză (Romanian) comes from French onychomycose, from French mycose, from French -ose, from Ancient Greek -ωσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
onicomicoză (Romanian): onychomycosis
Definitions
- onychomycosis
Ancestry of “onicomicoză”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | onychomycose | onychomycosis |
| 2 | French | mycose | mycosis |
| 3 | French | -ose | -osis, a functional disease or condition; -ose, a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ωσις | abnormal condition or state; state, abnormal... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |