Where does “bronchiolitis” come from?
Bronchiolitis derives from English bronchiole, diminutive of English bronchus from French alcohol via Arabic كحل meaning kohl, combined with Latin oleum meaning oil, plus English -itis denoting inflammation.
bronchiolitis (English): Inflammation of the bronchioles; especially...
Definitions
- Inflammation of the bronchioles; especially...
Ancestry of “bronchiolitis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bronchiole | Any of the small cartilage-less branches of a... |
| 2 | English | -ole | A diminutive suffix referring to small parts of... |
| 3 | English | -ol | An alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily... |
| 4 | English | alcohol | Any of a class of organic compounds containing a... |
| 5 | French | alcohol | Alternative spelling of alcool |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | alcohol | powdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,... |
| 7 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 8 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 9 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |