Etymology of the English word avitaminosis
the English word
avitaminosisderived from the English word
a-derived from the English word
vitaminusing the English prefix
vit-derived from the Latin word
vita (viaţă; life; life, career, livelihood)
derived from the Latin word
vivere (be alive, live; survive)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷei- (to live)
using the English suffix
-osisUsage
Word found in Modern English
