Where does “spendicitis” come from?
spendicitis (English) comes from English spend, from Middle English spenden, from Old English spendan, from Proto-West Germanic spendōn, from Latin expendō, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti — to stretch.
spendicitis (English): Excessive spending viewed as a medical disorder
Definitions
- Excessive spending viewed as a medical disorder
Ancestry of “spendicitis”, step by step
spendicitis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spend
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spend | To pay out; To bestow; to employ; often with "on"... |
| 2 | Middle English | spenden | to spend |
| 3 | Old English | spendan | to spend |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | spendōn | to spend |
| 5 | Latin | expendō | to weigh |
| 6 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
via English appendicitis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | appendicitis | inflammation of the vermiform appendix |
| 2 | English | itis | A medical condition accompanied by inflammation;... |
| 3 | English | -itis | Suffix denoting diseases characterized by... |
| 4 | New Latin | -ītis | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῖτις | female equivalent of -ίτης |