Where does “rachitis” come from?

rachitis (English) comes from New Latin rachitis, from Koine Greek ῥαχῖτις, from Ancient Greek -ῖτις — female equivalent of -ίτης.

rachitis (English): Rickets; A disease that produces abortion in the...

Definitions

  1. Rickets; A disease that produces abortion in the...

Ancestry of “rachitis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinrachitis—
2Koine Greekῥαχῖτις—
3Ancient Greek-ῖτιςfemale equivalent of -ίτης

Words derived from “rachitis”

Every word from Ancient Greek -ῖτις →Every word from Koine Greek ῥαχῖτις →Every word from New Latin rachitis →