Where does “discospondylitis” come from?
discospondylitis (English) comes from English disco, from English discovery, from English Discover, from Middle English discoveren, from Old French descovrir, from Latin discoperīre, from Latin discooperiō, from Latin cooperiō — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
discospondylitis (English): spondylitis that also affects the vertebral discs
Definitions
- spondylitis that also affects the vertebral discs
Ancestry of “discospondylitis”, step by step
discospondylitis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English disco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disco | Clipping of discotheque., a nightclub for... |
| 2 | English | discovery | Something discovered; The discovering of new... |
| 3 | English | Discover | Discover Card, a brand of credit card |
| 4 | Middle English | discoveren | — |
| 5 | Old French | descovrir | to uncover, to reveal; to discover |
| 6 | Latin | discoperīre | — |
| 7 | Latin | discooperiō | to expose, lay bare |
| 8 | Latin | cooperiō | to cover wholly or over, overwhelm, clothe |
| 9 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 21 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English spondylitis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spondylitis | Inflammation of the spine |
| 2 | Latin | spondylus | vertebra, spondyle; mussel |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σπόνδυλος | Ionic and Attic form of σφόνδυλος |