Where does “petechia” come from?
petechia (English) comes from Italian petecchie, from Latin petigo, from Latin impetigo, from Latin impeto, from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Old Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
petechia (English): A small spot, especially on an organ, caused by...
Definitions
- A small spot, especially on an organ, caused by...
Ancestry of “petechia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | petecchie | plural of petecchia; skin eruptions |
| 2 | Latin | petigo | a scab, an eruption |
| 3 | Latin | impetigo | impetigo |
| 4 | Latin | impeto | I rush upon, assail, attack |
| 5 | Latin | in- | un-, non-, not; in, within, inside |
| 6 | Latin | in | in, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,... |
| 7 | Old Latin | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |