Where does “osteomyelitic” come from?

osteomyelitic (English) comes from English osteomyelitis, from English osteo-, from Ancient Greek ὀστέον, from Ancient Greek κλάσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

osteomyelitic (English): Of or relating to osteomyelitis

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to osteomyelitis

Ancestry of “osteomyelitic”, step by step

osteomyelitic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English osteomyelitis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishosteomyelitisAn infection of the bone
2Englishosteo-bone
3Ancient Greekὀστέονbone; bones of the earth = rock; stone of fruit
4Ancient Greekκλάσιςbreaking, fracture; bending of the knee joint,...
5Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
6Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tisEvery word from Ancient Greek -σῐςEvery word from Ancient Greek κλάσις
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