Where does “discitis” come from?

discitis (English) comes from English disc, from French disque, from Latin discus, from Proto-Italic diskō, from Proto-Italic dikskō, from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

discitis (English): An infection in the intervertebral disc space

Definitions

  1. An infection in the intervertebral disc space

Ancestry of “discitis”, step by step

discitis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English disc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiscA thin, flat, circular plate or similar object;...
2Frenchdisquedisc
3Latindiscusa discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;...
4Proto-Italicdiskōlearn
5Proto-Italicdikskō
6Proto-Indo-Europeandi-dḱ-ské-ti
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

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

Words derived from “discitis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ-