Where does “disjunctivitis” come from?
disjunctivitis (English) comes from English disjunctive, from Middle English disjunctief, from Latin disjunctivus, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
disjunctivitis (English): Excessive disjointedness
Ancestry of “disjunctivitis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | disjunctive | Not connected; separated; Not used in immediate... |
| 2 | Middle English | disjunctief | — |
| 3 | Latin | disjunctivus | Alternative form of disiunctivus; placed in... |
| 4 | Latin | -īvus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |