Where does “zonulitis” come from?
zonulitis (English) comes from English zonule, from Latin zonula, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
zonulitis (English): Inflammation of the ciliary zonule
Definitions
- Inflammation of the ciliary zonule
Ancestry of “zonulitis”, step by step
zonulitis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English zonule
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | zonule | A little zone, or girdle; a zonula; The zonule of... |
| 2 | Latin | zonula | a little small belt girdle |
| 3 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |