myEtymology.com: English etymology of atresia

Etymology of the English word atresia

the English word atresia

derived from the Greek word tresis, τρῆσις (hole)

derived from the Greek word a, ἀ (without; not)

derived from the New Latin word atresia

derived from the Greek word atretos

derived from the English word a

The earliest known usage of atresia in English dates from the 19th century.

Word found in Modern English