Where does “osteoarthritis” come from?
Osteoarthritis combines English osteo- with arthritis, which derives from Ancient Greek ἀρθρῖτις, from ἄρθρον meaning joint, ultimately from ἀραρίσκω and Proto-Indo-European h₂er-.
osteoarthritis (English): A form of arthritis, affecting mainly older...
Definitions
- A form of arthritis, affecting mainly older...
Ancestry of “osteoarthritis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | arthritis | Inflammation of a joint or joints causing pain... |
| 2 | Latin | arthritis | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀρθρῖτις | f, "third"; of or in the joint |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄρθρον | joint; limb; articulation |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀραρίσκω | join, fasten; fit together, construct; fit,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σκω | Primitive suffix used to form present-tense... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -sḱéti | Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs... |