Where does “perilymphadenitis” come from?
perilymphadenitis (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.
perilymphadenitis (English): inflammation of the tissue surrounding a lymph gland
Definitions
- inflammation of the tissue surrounding a lymph gland
Ancestry of “perilymphadenitis”, step by step
perilymphadenitis 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 lymphadenitis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lymphadenitis | Lymphadenopathy |
| 2 | English | lymph | Pure water; A colourless, watery bodily fluid,... |
| 3 | French | lymphe | lymph |
| 4 | Latin | lympha | pure water, spring water |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | νύμφη | bride, young wife; young, nubile woman;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | snewbʰ- | to marry, wed; to marry, to wed |