Where does “prostatitis” come from?
Prostatitis comes from English prostate, from Latin stāre meaning "to stand," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- with the same sense.
prostatitis (English): Inflammation of the prostate
Definitions
- Inflammation of the prostate
Ancestry of “prostatitis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prostate | The prostate gland; Of or relating to the... |
| 2 | English | State | A current governing polity; The current governing... |
| 3 | Middle English | stat | condition |
| 4 | Old French | estat | state; government; condition |
| 5 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 6 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |