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Where does “adenoiditis” come from?

adenoiditis (English) comes from English adenoid, from French adénoïde, from New Latin adenoīdēs, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓δενοειδής, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

adenoiditis (English): Inflammation of the adenoid in the human throat

Definitions

  1. Inflammation of the adenoid in the human throat

Ancestry of “adenoiditis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishadenoidOf or relating to lymphatic glands or lymphoid...
2Frenchadénoïdeadenoid; glandular
3New Latinadenoīdēs—
4Ancient Greekᾰ̓δενοειδής—
5Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
6Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
8Proto-Indo-European-ess—
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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