Etymology

polyposis

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Today it means: A hereditary disease characterised by numerous polyps that erupt in various parts of the body, especially the colon Full definition →

English polyp ← Latin polypus ← Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Ancient Greekπολυ- (polu-)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pṓds
  7. Ancient Greekπούς (poús)
  8. Ancient Greekπολύπους (polúpous)
  9. Latinpolypus
  10. Englishpolyp
  11. English todaypolyposis

From polyp + -osis.

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