Where does “periphlebitis” come from?

periphlebitis (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.

periphlebitis (English): perivasculitis of the retina

Definitions

  1. perivasculitis of the retina

Ancestry of “periphlebitis”, step by step

periphlebitis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English peri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperiA sprite or supernatural being
2Ottoman Turkishپریfairy
3Persianپریsprite or supernatural being in Iranian/Persian...
4Persianپرfull; feather; wing
5Middle Persianpurr
6Proto-Iranianpr̥Hnáhfull, filled
7Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥Hnásfull, filled
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via English phlebitis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphlebitisInflammation of a vein, usually in the legs
2Englishphlebo-Relating to veins
3Ancient Greekφλέψvein
4Ancient Greekφλύωto boil over; I'm spouting
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰlewH-to overflow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-