Where does “pilonidal” come from?

pilonidal (English) comes from Latin nīdus, from Proto-Italic nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European nisdós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

pilonidal (English): Having body hairs which have grown in a...

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  1. Having body hairs which have grown in a...

Ancestry of “pilonidal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnīdusnest
2Proto-Italicnizdosnest
3Proto-Indo-Europeannisdósnest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nidown
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nisdós →