Where does “tendonitis” come from?

Tendonitis comes from New Latin -itis (inflammation) added to tendon, which derives from Ancient Greek τένων (tendon), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ten- (to stretch).

tendonitis (English): Alternative form of tendinitis

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of tendinitis

Ancestry of “tendonitis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtendonA tough band of inelastic fibrous tissue that...
2Frenchtendontendon
3Medieval LatintendoI stretch, stretch out, distend, extend; I...
4Ancient Greekτένωνtendon, sinew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tendonitis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Ancient Greek τένων →Every word from Medieval Latin tendo →
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