Where does “strumitis” come from?
strumitis (English) comes from English struma, from Latin strūma, from Latin struō, from Proto-Italic strowō, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
strumitis (English): inflammation of the thyroid gland
Definitions
- inflammation of the thyroid gland
Ancestry of “strumitis”, step by step
strumitis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English struma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | struma | Scrofula; A scrofulous swelling; a tumour or... |
| 2 | Latin | strūma | a scrofulous tumor, struma |
| 3 | Latin | struō | to place one thing on top of another, to pile up, join together |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | strowō | pile up; construct, build |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | strew- | to spread, to strew |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |