Where does “sinuitis” come from?
sinuitis (English) comes from English sinusitis, from English sinus, from Latin sinus, from Arabic جَيْب, from Sanskrit ज्या, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás — to live.
sinuitis (English): Alternative form of sinusitis
Definitions
- Alternative form of sinusitis
Ancestry of “sinuitis”, 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 |