Where does “scleroză” come from?
scleroză (Romanian) comes from French scléroser, from French sclérose, 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- — to cut, cut off, sever.
scleroză (Romanian): sclerosis
Definitions
- sclerosis
Ancestry of “scleroză”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | scléroser | to harden |
| 2 | French | sclérose | sclerosis; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σκλήρωσις | an induration |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκληρόω | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σκληρός | hard; harsh |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κορμός | trunk of a tree; log of timber |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κείρω | I shear, shave, cut hair short; I ravage, waste;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kér-ye- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |