arthrogryposis

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-
2. Ancient Greekᾰ̓́ρθρον (ắrthron)
3. Englisharthro-
4. Ancient Greekγρῡπός (grūpós)
5. Late Latingrȳpus
6. Late Latingrȳpōsis
7. Englishgryposis
8. English todayarthrogryposis

From arthro- (“joint”) + gryposis (“hooking, abnormal curvature”), from Late Latin grȳpōsis (“hooking”) (from grȳpus (“hook-nosed”)), from Ancient Greek γρυπῶσις (grupôsis, “hooking”), from γρύπεσθαι (grúpesthai, “become hooked”), from γρύπος (grúpos, “hook-nosed”).

Words from the same roots