Where does “pleurisy” come from?

Pleurisy comes from Middle English pleuresi, from Old French pleuresie, from Latin pleurisis, from Latin pleuritis, an inflammation of the pleura or lung membrane.

pleurisy (English): Inflammation of lung pleura

Definitions

  1. Inflammation of lung pleura

Ancestry of “pleurisy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpleuresi—
2Old Frenchpleuresiepleurisy
3Late Latinpleurisis—
4Latinpleuritisa sharp pain in the side, pleurisy
5Ancient Greekπλευρῖτῐςpleuritis, pleurisy
Every word from Ancient Greek πλευρῖτῐς →Every word from Latin pleuritis →Every word from Late Latin pleurisis →