Etymology

avitaminosis

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Today it means: Any disease which is caused by vitamin deficiency. Full definition →

English vitamin ← Latin ammoniacus ← Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  7. Proto-Italic*gʷītā
  8. Latinvīta
  9. Egyptianjmn
  10. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  11. LatinAmmōn
  12. Latinammoniacus
  13. Englishammonia
  14. Englishamine
  15. Englishvitamine
  16. Englishvitamin
  17. English todayavitaminosis

From a- + vitamin + -osis.

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