Where does “dacryoadenitis” come from?

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

dacryoadenitis (English): inflammation of the lacrimal glands

Definitions

  1. inflammation of the lacrimal glands

Ancestry of “dacryoadenitis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishadenitisGlandular inflammation
2English-itisSuffix denoting diseases characterized by...
3New Latin-ītis—
4Ancient Greek-ῖτιςfemale equivalent of -ίτης
Every word from Ancient Greek -ῖτις →Every word from English -itis →Every word from New Latin -ītis →