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Where does “-ίτιδα” come from?

-ίτιδα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ῖτις — female equivalent of -ίτης.

-ίτιδα (Greek): -itis, a suffix denoting inflammation of the...

Definitions

  1. -itis, a suffix denoting inflammation of the...

Ancestry of “-ίτιδα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ῖτιςfemale equivalent of -ίτης

Words derived from “-ίτιδα”

  • αμφιβληστροειδίτιδα
  • κολπίτιδα
Every word from Ancient Greek -ῖτις →