Where does “medullitis” come from?
medullitis (English) comes from English medulla, from Latin medulla, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.
medullitis (English): Inflammation of marrow, either bone marrow or...
Definitions
- Inflammation of marrow, either bone marrow or...
Ancestry of “medullitis”, step by step
medullitis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English medulla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | medulla | The soft inner part of something, especially the... |
| 2 | Latin | medulla | marrow; vocative singular of medulla; ablative... |
| 3 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 4 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 5 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |