Where does “gastritis” come from?
Gastritis comes from Ancient Greek gráster meaning stomach, combined with the Ancient Greek suffix -ῖtis denoting inflammation, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gras-.
gastritis (English): Inflammation of the lining of the stomach,...
Definitions
- Inflammation of the lining of the stomach,...
Ancestry of “gastritis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | -itis | Suffix denoting diseases characterized by... |
| 2 | New Latin | -ītis | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ῖτις | female equivalent of -ίτης |
Words derived from “gastritis”