Where does “pleuritis” come from?

pleuritis (English) comes from Latin pleuritis, from Ancient Greek πλευρῖτῐς — pleuritis, pleurisy.

pleuritis (English): Pleurisy

Definitions

  1. Pleurisy

Ancestry of “pleuritis”, step by step

pleuritis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin pleuritis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpleuritisa sharp pain in the side, pleurisy
2Ancient Greekπλευρῖτῐςpleuritis, pleurisy

via English pleur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpleur
Every word from Ancient Greek πλευρῖτῐςEvery word from Latin pleuritis