Where does “periduodenitis” come from?
periduodenitis (English) comes from English peri, from Ottoman Turkish پری, from Persian پری, from Persian پر, from Middle Persian purr, from Proto-Iranian pr̥Hnáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós — to fill.
periduodenitis (English): inflammation of the area surrounding the duodenum
Definitions
- inflammation of the area surrounding the duodenum
Ancestry of “periduodenitis”, step by step
periduodenitis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English peri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peri | A sprite or supernatural being |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | پری | fairy |
| 3 | Persian | پری | sprite or supernatural being in Iranian/Persian... |
| 4 | Persian | پر | full; feather; wing |
| 5 | Middle Persian | purr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | pr̥Hnáh | full, filled |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pr̥Hnás | full, filled |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via English duodenitis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | duodenitis | Inflammation of the duodenum |
| 2 | English | duodenum | The first part of the small intestine, starting... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | duodenum digitorum | space of twelve digits |
| 4 | Latin | digitorum | genitive plural of digitus; of fingers |
| 5 | Latin | digitus | a finger, toe, digit; a twig |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |