Where does “osteomalacie” come from?

osteomalacie (Romanian) comes from French ostéomalacie, from French ostéo-, from Ancient Greek ὀστέον, from Ancient Greek κλάσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

osteomalacie (Romanian): osteomalacia

Definitions

  1. osteomalacia

Ancestry of “osteomalacie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchostéomalacieosteomalacia
2Frenchostéo-osteo-
3Ancient Greekὀστέονbone; bones of the earth = rock; stone of fruit
4Ancient Greekκλάσιςbreaking, fracture; bending of the knee joint,...
5Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
6Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek κλάσις →