Where does “trigonitis” come from?
trigonitis (English) comes from English trigone, from French trigone, from Latin trigonum, from Ancient Greek τρίγωνον, from Ancient Greek τρίγωνος, from Ancient Greek γωνία, from Ancient Greek γόνυ, from Proto-Hellenic gónu — knee.
trigonitis (English): inflammation of the trigone region of the bladder
Definitions
- inflammation of the trigone region of the bladder
Ancestry of “trigonitis”, step by step
trigonitis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trigone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trigone | One of the thickenings of the cell wall at the... |
| 2 | French | trigone | — |
| 3 | Latin | trigonum | nominative neuter singular of trigōnus |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τρίγωνον | triangle; one of the Athenian lawcourts; the... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τρίγωνος | three-cornered; three-sided |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γωνία | corner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γόνυ | knee |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | gónu | knee |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónu | knee |