Where does “endostitis” come from?
endostitis (English) comes from English endosteum, from English end-, from Ancient Greek ἔνδον, from Proto-Hellenic éndon, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥dóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥dó, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
endostitis (English): inflammation of the endosteum
Definitions
- inflammation of the endosteum
Ancestry of “endostitis”, step by step
endostitis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English endosteum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | endosteum | A membranous vascular layer of cells which line... |
| 2 | English | end- | internal, within, inside, into |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἔνδον | in, within |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | éndon | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥dóm | inside |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥dó | into, inside |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |