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Where does “ἀρθρῖτις” come from?

ἀρθρῖτις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον, from Ancient Greek ἀραρίσκω, from Ancient Greek -σκω, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

ἀρθρῖτις (Ancient Greek): f, "third"; of or in the joint

Definitions

  1. f, "third"; of or in the joint

Ancestry of “ἀρθρῖτις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄρθρονjoint; limb; articulation
2Ancient Greekἀραρίσκωjoin, fasten; fit together, construct; fit,...
3Ancient Greek-σκωPrimitive suffix used to form present-tense...
4Proto-Indo-European-sḱétiForms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

Words derived from “ἀρθρῖτις”

  • arthritis
  • osteoarthritis
  • polyarthritis
  • oligoarthritis
  • periarthritis
  • monoarthritis
  • spondylarthritis
  • antiarthritis
  • arthritislike
  • panarthritis
  • acroarthritis
  • urarthritis
  • artritt
  • artritt
  • oisté-airtríteas
  • airtríteas
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