Where does “neuritis” come from?

Neuritis is a Modern English medical term derived from Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-, "nerve") and the suffix -itis ("inflammation"), from Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, "nerve, sinew"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥ and (s)neh₁-.

neuritis (English): Inflammation of one or more nerves

Definitions

  1. Inflammation of one or more nerves

Ancestry of “neuritis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishitisA medical condition accompanied by inflammation;...
2English-itisSuffix denoting diseases characterized by...
3New Latin-ītis
4Ancient Greek-ῖτιςfemale equivalent of -ίτης

Words derived from “neuritis

Every word from Ancient Greek -ῖτις
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