Where does “hemiglossitis” come from?

hemiglossitis (English) comes from English glossitis, from English glosso-, from English ‐o‐, from Latin ‐o‐, from Ancient Greek -ό-.

hemiglossitis (English): glossitis affecting only half of the tongue

Definitions

  1. glossitis affecting only half of the tongue

Ancestry of “hemiglossitis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglossitisAn inflammatory condition of the tongue
2Englishglosso-gloss- + -o-
3English‐o‐—
4Latin‐o‐—
5Ancient Greek-ό-—
Every word from Ancient Greek -ό- →Every word from Latin ‐o‐ →Every word from English ‐o‐ →