Where does “arthritism” come from?
arthritism (English) comes from English arthritis, from Latin arthritis, from Ancient Greek ἀρθρῖτις, from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον, from Ancient Greek ἀραρίσκω, from Ancient Greek -σκω, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...
arthritism (English): A predisposition to gout or to arthritis
Definitions
- A predisposition to gout or to arthritis
Ancestry of “arthritism”, step by step
arthritism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English arthritis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | arthritis | Inflammation of a joint or joints causing pain... |
| 2 | Latin | arthritis | arthritis |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀρθρῖτις | f, "third"; of or in the joint |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄρθρον | joint; limb; articulation |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀραρίσκω | join, fasten; fit together, construct; fit,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σκω | Primitive suffix used to form present-tense... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -sḱéti | Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs... |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |