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lymphatic.

Pertaining to lymph or the lymphatic system.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/lɪmˈfæ.tɪk/

  1. Pertaining to lymph or the lymphatic system.

  2. Lacking energy or enthusiasm; having characteristics once associated with an excess of lymph: lack of muscle tone, paleness, sluggishness, etc.

  3. Madly enthusiastic; frantic.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English lymph Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós)bor. English -tic English -atic English lymphatic From lymph + -atic.

noun/lɪmˈfæ.tɪk/

  1. A vessel that transports lymph.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English lymph Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós)bor. English -tic English -atic English lymphatic From lymph + -atic.

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