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
Ancestry of “uveitis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | -itis | Suffix denoting diseases characterized by... |
| 2 | New Latin | -ītis | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ῖτις | female equivalent of -ίτης |
Words derived from “uveitis”