Where does “diskospondylitis” come from?
diskospondylitis (English) comes from English spondylitis, from Latin spondylus, from Ancient Greek σπόνδυλος — Ionic and Attic form of σφόνδυλος.
Ancestry of “diskospondylitis”, step by step
| 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 |