Etymology

cytoprognosis

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Today it means: prognosis based on analysis of cell / tissue samples Full definition →

English prognosis ← Late Latin prognōsi ← Ancient Greek πρόγνωσις (prógnōsis)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekκύτος (kútos)
  2. Englishcyto-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  6. Ancient Greekπρό (pró)
  7. Ancient Greekπρο- (pro-)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃tis
  10. Ancient Greekγνῶσῐς (gnôsĭs)
  11. Ancient Greekπρόγνωσις (prógnōsis)
  12. Late Latinprognōsi
  13. Englishprognosis
  14. English todaycytoprognosis

From cyto- + prognosis.

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