Where does “rectocolitis” come from?
rectocolitis (English) comes from English colitis, from English cōl, from French cōl, from Old French cōl, from Latin collum, from Latin -is, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā.
rectocolitis (English): inflammation of the rectum and colon
Definitions
- inflammation of the rectum and colon
Ancestry of “rectocolitis”, step by step
rectocolitis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English colitis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | colitis | inflammation of the colon; Short for ulcerative... |
| 2 | English | cōl | A dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks |
| 3 | French | cōl | collar |
| 4 | Old French | cōl | neck |
| 5 | Latin | collum | neck, throat; upper stem of a plant; servitude |
| 6 | Latin | -is | suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,... |
| 7 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English recto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | recto | The front side of a flat object which is to be... |
| 2 | Latin | recto | directly; dative masculine singular of rēctus;... |
| 3 | Latin | rēctus | led straight along, drawn in a straight line, straight, upright |
| 4 | Latin | regō | to rule, govern, direct |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |