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Where does “arteritis” come from?

Arteritis comes from English artery plus the suffix -itis (inflammation), from Old French artaire, Ancient Greek ἀρτηρία (artēría, vessel), derived from ἀείρω (aeírō, to lift or suspend).

arteritis (English): The inflammation of arterial walls, often due to...

Definitions

  1. The inflammation of arterial walls, often due to...

Ancestry of “arteritis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharteryAn efferent blood vessel from the heart,...
2Old Frenchartaireartery
3Latinartēria—
4Ancient Greekἀρτηρίαartery; windpipe, trachea; bronchi
5Ancient Greekἀείρωto lift up, raise, support; to bear, sustain; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “arteritis”

  • polyarteritis
  • arteritic
  • periarteritis
  • nonarteritic
  • aortoarteritis
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