subluxation

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπαράρθρημα
2. New Latin · derived fromsubluxatio
3. French · borrowed fromsubluxation
4. English todaysubluxation

From French subluxation, from New Latin subluxatio, from subluxare (“to subluxate, to partially displace”) + -atio (“-ation: forming abstract nouns”), from sub- (“sub-: under, below, lesser”) + luxare (“to dislocate; to displace”) after the model of Ancient Greek παράρθρημα (parárthrēma). Equivalent to sub- + luxation.