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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

  1. Inflammation of marrow, either bone marrow or...

Ancestry of “medullitis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmedullaThe soft inner part of something, especially the...
2Latinmedullamarrow; vocative singular of medulla; ablative...
3Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
4Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
5Old Latinstlocus—
6Proto-Italicstlokos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
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