Where does “prostatovesiculitis” come from?
prostatovesiculitis (English) comes from English prostato-, from English prostate, from English State, from Middle English stat, from Old French estat, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō.
prostatovesiculitis (English): The inflammation of both the prostate gland and the seminal vesicles, usually caused by infection, leading to pelvic pain, urinary symptoms, and sometimes painful ejaculation
Definitions
- The inflammation of both the prostate gland and the seminal vesicles, usually caused by infection, leading to pelvic pain, urinary symptoms, and sometimes painful ejaculation
Ancestry of “prostatovesiculitis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prostato- | Relating to the prostate glands |
| 2 | English | prostate | The prostate gland; Of or relating to the... |
| 3 | English | State | A current governing polity; The current governing... |
| 4 | Middle English | stat | condition |
| 5 | Old French | estat | state; government; condition |
| 6 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 7 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |