Where does “myositis” come from?

Myositis comes from Ancient Greek -ῖτις (suffix denoting inflammation) combined with a root from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s (mouse), literally meaning inflammation of muscle tissue.

myositis (English): Inflammation of the muscles

Definitions

  1. Inflammation of the muscles

Ancestry of “myositis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
2Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
3Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “myositis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s →