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Where does “urosepsis” come from?

urosepsis (English) comes from English sepsis, from Ancient Greek σῆψις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

urosepsis (English): sepsis caused by bacteria from the urinary tract...

Definitions

  1. sepsis caused by bacteria from the urinary tract...

Ancestry of “urosepsis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsepsisA serious medical condition in which the whole...
2Ancient Greekσῆψιςputrefaction, sepsis
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →