myEtymology.com: English etymology of myasthenia

Etymology of the English word myasthenia

the English word myasthenia

using the English prefix myo-

derived from the Latin prefix myo-

derived from the Greek prefix muo-

derived from the Greek word mus, μῦς (muscle; myos "muscle; muscle; myos "muscle; muscle)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mūs-

derived from the English word asthenia

derived from the Latin word asthenia (anesthesia, anaesthesia)

derived from the Greek word astheneia, ἀσθένεια (feebleness (of mind or body); by implication, malady; morally, frailty)

derived from the Greek word sthenos, σϑένος, στενός (strength; narrow (from obstacles standing close about))

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *segh-

using the Greek prefix a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)

derived from the Greek word asthenes, ἀσθενής (strengthless (in various applications, literal, figurative and moral))

derived from the Greek word sthenos, σϑένος, στενός (strength; narrow (from obstacles standing close about))

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *segh-

using the English prefix my-

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

Word found in Modern English