Where does “meibomitis” come from?
meibomitis (English) comes from English Meibomian, from English ian, from Irish Eoin, from Old Irish Iohain, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון.
meibomitis (English): inflammation of the meibomian glands
Definitions
- inflammation of the meibomian glands
Ancestry of “meibomitis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Meibomian | Of or relating to Heinrich Meibom , German... |
| 2 | English | ian | — |
| 3 | Irish | Eoin | — |
| 4 | Old Irish | Iohain | — |
| 5 | Latin | Iōannēs | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 7 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 8 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 9 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | — |
| 10 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |