Where does “scolioză” come from?
scolioză (Romanian) comes from French scoliose, from Latin scoliosis, from Ancient Greek σκολίωσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
scolioză (Romanian): scoliosis
Definitions
- scoliosis
Ancestry of “scolioză”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | scoliose | scoliosis condition where there is abnormal lateral curvature of the spine |
| 2 | Latin | scoliosis | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σκολίωσις | obliquity, bending |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |