Where does “scleritic” come from?
scleritic (English) comes from English sclerite, from English -ite, from French -ité, from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της, from Proto-Hellenic -tāts — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
scleritic (English): Having or relating to scleritis; Relating to a...
Definitions
- Having or relating to scleritis; Relating to a...
Ancestry of “scleritic”, step by step
scleritic traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English sclerite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sclerite | A hardened body part, especially in arthropod... |
| 2 | English | -ite | Used to form nouns denoting followers or... |
| 3 | French | -ité | Alternative form of -té, giving a quality or... |
| 4 | Latin | -īta | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ίτης | Suffix forming a masculine noun: one connected... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via English scleritis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scleritis | Inflammation of the sclera of the eye |
| 2 | English | sclera | The white of the eye. It is the tough outer coat... |
| 3 | New Latin | sclera | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκληρός | hard; harsh |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κορμός | trunk of a tree; log of timber |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κείρω | I shear, shave, cut hair short; I ravage, waste;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kér-ye- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |