Where does “cholecystitis” come from?
Cholecystitis comes from English cyst and the Ancient Greek suffix -ῖτις denoting inflammation, ultimately from Ancient Greek κύστις meaning bladder, derived from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-.
cholecystitis (English): An inflammation of the gall bladder
Definitions
- An inflammation of the gall bladder
Ancestry of “cholecystitis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -itis | Suffix denoting diseases characterized by... |
| 2 | New Latin | -ītis | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ῖτις | female equivalent of -ίτης |