Where does “encephalitis” come from?
Encephalitis comes from Ancient Greek ἐγκέφαλος, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή meaning head, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én.
encephalitis (English): Inflammation of the brain
Definitions
- Inflammation of the brain
Ancestry of “encephalitis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | encephal- | Alternative form of encephalo- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐγκέφαλος | inside the head; brain; heart of the date palm |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κεφαλή | head; a person's life; the top-most part |
| 4 | Latin | Taxus | yew |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 6 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 7 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |