Where does “artritis” come from?
artritis (Danish) comes from Ancient Greek ἀρθρῖτις, from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον, from Ancient Greek ἀραρίσκω, from Ancient Greek -σκω, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...
artritis (Danish): rheumatoid arthritis
Definitions
- rheumatoid arthritis
Ancestry of “artritis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀρθρῖτις | f, "third"; of or in the joint |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἄρθρον | joint; limb; articulation |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀραρίσκω | join, fasten; fit together, construct; fit,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -σκω | Primitive suffix used to form present-tense... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -sḱéti | Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs... |