Where does “vasculitis” come from?
Vasculitis comes from New Latin -itis, from Ancient Greek -ῖτις, a suffix denoting inflammation of a specified part.
vasculitis (English): A group of diseases featuring inflammation of the...
Definitions
- A group of diseases featuring inflammation of the...
Ancestry of “vasculitis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vasculo- | blood vessel |
| 2 | New Latin | vascularis | vascular |
| 3 | Latin | vāsculum | a small vessel or container |
| 4 | Latin | -culum | nominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |