Where does “pericarditis” come from?

pericarditis (English) comes from English pericardium, from Ancient Greek περικάρδιον.

pericarditis (English): Inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane...

Definitions

  1. Inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane...

Ancestry of “pericarditis”, step by step

pericarditis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pericardium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpericardiumA serous membrane that surrounds the heart...
2Ancient Greekπερικάρδιον—

via Spanish pericardio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpericardiopericardium

Words derived from “pericarditis”

Every word from Ancient Greek περικάρδιον →