Where does “whitlow” come from?
whitlow (English) comes from English whitflaw, from Low German fit, from Latin ficus, from Phoenician ?? — Ripe fig.
whitlow (English): An infection under the cuticle of a fingernail or...
Definitions
- An infection under the cuticle of a fingernail or...
Ancestry of “whitlow”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | whitflaw | Obsolete form of whitlow |
| 2 | Low German | fit | abscess |
| 3 | Latin | ficus | fig tree; fig; hemorrhoids |
| 4 | Phoenician | ?? | Ripe fig |