Where does “parenchymatitis” come from?
parenchymatitis (English) comes from English parenchyma, from Ancient Greek παρέγχυμα, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos — horse.
parenchymatitis (English): inflammation of the parenchyma
Definitions
- inflammation of the parenchyma
Ancestry of “parenchymatitis”, step by step
parenchymatitis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English parenchyma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | parenchyma | The functional tissue of an organ as... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | παρέγχυμα | Anything poured in beside |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 5 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 6 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |