Where does “prurigo nodularis” come from?
prurigo nodularis (English) comes from English nodule, from Latin nōdulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
prurigo nodularis (English): A chronic, inflammatory skin disease characterized by intense pruritus and symmetrically distributed, firm papules or nodules on the skin
Definitions
- A chronic, inflammatory skin disease characterized by intense pruritus and symmetrically distributed, firm papules or nodules on the skin
Ancestry of “prurigo nodularis”, step by step
prurigo nodularis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nodule
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nodule | A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot... |
| 2 | Latin | nōdulus | — |
| 3 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English prurigo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prurigo | A papular disease of the skin, with intense... |
| 2 | Latin | prūrīgō | an itching, the itch |
| 3 | Latin | -igo | Enlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |