Where does “caecitis” come from?

caecitis (English) comes from English cæcum, from Latin caecum, from Latin caecus, from Proto-Italic kaikos, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos — one-eyed, blind.

caecitis (English): inflammation of the caecum

Definitions

  1. inflammation of the caecum

Ancestry of “caecitis”, step by step

caecitis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cæcum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcæcumAlternative spelling of caecum
2Latincaecumnominative neuter singular of caecus
3Latincaecusblind; invisible
4Proto-Italickaikosblind
5Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ikosone-eyed, blind

via English itis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishitisA medical condition accompanied by inflammation;...
2English-itisSuffix denoting diseases characterized by...
3New Latin-ītis—
4Ancient Greek-ῖτιςfemale equivalent of -ίτης
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos →Every word from Proto-Italic kaikos →Every word from Latin caecus →