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Where does “sacroiliitis” come from?

sacroiliitis (English) comes from English sacroiliac, from English Iliac, from French iliaque, from Latin Iliacus, from Latin ile, from Ancient Greek εἰλεός, from Ancient Greek εἰλέω, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- — to turn, to wind.

sacroiliitis (English): inflammation of the sacroiliac joint

Definitions

  1. inflammation of the sacroiliac joint

Ancestry of “sacroiliitis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsacroiliacRelating to the sacrum and ilium, or to the...
2EnglishIliacRelating to ancient Ilium, or Troy
3Frenchiliaqueiliac
4LatinIliacus—
5Latinileintestines, guts
6Ancient Greekεἰλεόςintestinal obstruction, ileus; den, hole;...
7Ancient Greekεἰλέωto assemble; to turn, wind; to press together
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-—
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
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