Where does “appendicitis” come from?

Appendicitis comes from English appendicitis, combining Latin appendix with the Latin suffix -itis denoting inflammation, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ád and (s)pend-.

appendicitis (English): inflammation of the vermiform appendix

Definitions

  1. inflammation of the vermiform appendix

Ancestry of “appendicitis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishitisA medical condition accompanied by inflammation;...
2English-itisSuffix denoting diseases characterized by...
3New Latin-ītis—
4Ancient Greek-ῖτιςfemale equivalent of -ίτης

Words derived from “appendicitis”

Every word from Ancient Greek -ῖτις →Every word from English -itis →Every word from English itis →