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
- inflammation of the vermiform appendix
Ancestry of “appendicitis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | itis | A medical condition accompanied by inflammation;... |
| 2 | English | -itis | Suffix denoting diseases characterized by... |
| 3 | New Latin | -ītis | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ῖτις | female equivalent of -ίτης |
Words derived from “appendicitis”