Where does “tubulitis” come from?

tubulitis (English) comes from English tubule, from Latin tubulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

tubulitis (English): inflammation of a tubule

Definitions

  1. inflammation of a tubule

Ancestry of “tubulitis”, step by step

tubulitis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tubule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtubuleA small pipe or fistular body; a little tube
2Latintubulussmall pipe or tube
3Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
4Proto-Italic-olos
5Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
6Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via English itis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishitisA medical condition accompanied by inflammation;...
2English-itisSuffix denoting diseases characterized by...
3New Latin-ītis
4Ancient Greek-ῖτιςfemale equivalent of -ίτης
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -ulusEvery word from Latin tubulus