Where does “peripancreatitis” come from?
peripancreatitis (English) comes from English pancreatitis, from English pancreas, from Latin pancreas, from Ancient Greek πάγκρεας, from Ancient Greek πᾶν, from Ancient Greek ὀπτικός, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ — to speak, to sound out.
peripancreatitis (English): inflammation of the cellular tissue around the...
Definitions
- inflammation of the cellular tissue around the...
Ancestry of “peripancreatitis”, step by step
peripancreatitis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pancreatitis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pancreatitis | Inflammation of the pancreas |
| 2 | English | pancreas | A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid... |
| 3 | Latin | pancreas | pancreas |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πάγκρεας | pancreas, sweetbread |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πᾶν | neuter nominative singular of πᾶς; neuter... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀπτικός | of or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὄψις | view |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὄψ | voice; word; eye, face |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | wókʷs | voice |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
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 |