Where does “uveitis” come from?
Uveitis derives from Latin uva via the anatomical term uvea, ultimately from Ancient Greek -ῖτις, a suffix denoting inflammation of the eye's uveal tissue.
uveitis (English): Inflammation of the uvea
Definitions
- Inflammation of the uvea
Ancestry of “uveitis”, step by step
uveitis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English uvea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | uvea | The middle of the three concentric layers that... |
| 2 | Latin | uva | grape; ablative singular of ūva |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *oiwā | — |
via Spanish úvea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | úvea | uvea |