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Where does “vestibulitis” come from?

vestibulitis (English) comes from English vestibule, from French vestibule, from Latin vestibulum, from Latin -bulum, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

vestibulitis (English): Inflammation of a vestibule, especially localized...

Definitions

  1. Inflammation of a vestibule, especially localized...

Ancestry of “vestibulitis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvestibuleA passage, hall or room, such as a lobby, between...
2Frenchvestibulehall, entrance hall; vestibule
3Latinvestibulumvestibule, forecourt, an enclosed area at the...
4Latin-bulum
5Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
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