Where does “rhinosinusitis” come from?
Rhinosinusitis combines rhino- with sinus, which derives from Latin sinus, from Ancient Greek -ῖτις, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁y-, from Sanskrit ज्या, from Proto-Indo-European gʷiH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHáH.
rhinosinusitis (English): A rhinitis combined with sinusitis
Definitions
- A rhinitis combined with sinusitis
Ancestry of “rhinosinusitis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sinusitis | An inflammation of one or more paranasal sinuses |
| 2 | English | sinus | A pouch or cavity in any organ or tissue,... |
| 3 | Latin | sinus | a hollow, cavity; curve, fold, winding; gulf, bay |
| 4 | Arabic | جَيْب | pocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | ज्या | bow-string, tendon; sine |
| 6 | Sanskrit | जीव | alive, living; life, existence; any living being,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iHwás | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰiHwás | alive |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |