Where does “ependymitis” come from?
ependymitis (English) comes from English ependyma, from Ancient Greek ἐπένδυμα, from Ancient Greek ἐπενδύνω, from Ancient Greek ἐνδύνω, from Ancient Greek ἐνδύω, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
ependymitis (English): inflammation of the ependyma
Definitions
- inflammation of the ependyma
Ancestry of “ependymitis”, step by step
ependymitis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ependyma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ependyma | The thin membrane of glial cells lining the... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐπένδυμα | Upper garment |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐπενδύνω | To put on a garment over another; to have on... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐνδύνω | Alternative form of ἐνδύω; to put on; I put on |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐνδύω | I go into; I clothe |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |