Where does “cellulitis” come from?

cellulitis (English) comes from Danish -itis, from New Latin -ītis, from Ancient Greek -ῖτις — female equivalent of -ίτης.

cellulitis (English): An inflammation of subcutaneous or connective...

Definitions

  1. An inflammation of subcutaneous or connective...

Ancestry of “cellulitis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danish-itisitis
2New Latin-ītis—
3Ancient Greek-ῖτιςfemale equivalent of -ίτης

Words derived from “cellulitis”

Every word from Ancient Greek -ῖτις →Every word from New Latin -ītis →Every word from Danish -itis →