Where does “spondylitis” come from?

Spondylitis comes from Ancient Greek σπόνδυλος meaning vertebra combined with the Ancient Greek suffix -ῖτις denoting inflammation.

spondylitis (English): Inflammation of the spine

Definitions

  1. Inflammation of the spine

Ancestry of “spondylitis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspondylusvertebra, spondyle; mussel
2Ancient GreekσπόνδυλοςIonic and Attic form of σφόνδυλος

Words derived from “spondylitis”

Every word from Ancient Greek σπόνδυλος →Every word from Latin spondylus →