Where does “Nintendinitis” come from?

Nintendinitis (English) comes from English Nintendo, from Japanese 任天堂 — Luck of Heaven.

Nintendinitis (English): A form of repetitive strain injury affecting...

Definitions

  1. A form of repetitive strain injury affecting...

Ancestry of “Nintendinitis”, step by step

Nintendinitis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Nintendo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNintendoA Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video...
2Japanese任天堂Luck of Heaven

via English tendinitis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtendinitisInflammation of a tendon
Every word from Japanese 任天堂 →Every word from English Nintendo →