Where does “sacculitis” come from?
sacculitis (English) comes from English saccule, from Latin sacculus, 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.
sacculitis (English): Inflammation of a sac, typically the anal sacs of dogs or cats
Definitions
- Inflammation of a sac, typically the anal sacs of dogs or cats
Ancestry of “sacculitis”, step by step
sacculitis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English saccule
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | saccule | The smallest chamber of the membranous labyrinth... |
| 2 | Latin | sacculus | A small bag or sack; purse, sachet |
| 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 |