Where does “retinitis” come from?
Retinitis comes from New Latin retinitis, combining New Latin -itis with Latin rete meaning net, ultimately from the Latin prefix re-.
retinitis (English): Inflammation of the retina
Definitions
- Inflammation of the retina
Ancestry of “retinitis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | retina | The thin layer of cells at the back of the... |
| 2 | Middle English | rethina | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | retina | small net; a rein; medieval spelling of rēsīna |
| 4 | Latin | rēte | net, snare, network |
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