Where does “meningitis” come from?

Meningitis comes from New Latin -itis, from Ancient Greek -ῖτις, a suffix denoting inflammation of a specified part or organ.

meningitis (English): Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by...

Definitions

  1. Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by...

Ancestry of “meningitis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-itisSuffix denoting diseases characterized by...
2New Latin-ītis—
3Ancient Greek-ῖτιςfemale equivalent of -ίτης

Words derived from “meningitis”

Every word from Ancient Greek -ῖτις →Every word from English -itis →Every word from New Latin -ītis →