Where does “riketsia” come from?

riketsia (Indonesian) comes from Translingual Rickettsia, from English Ricketts, from English Rickett, from English Richard, from Middle English Rycharde, from Old French Richard, from Medieval Latin Richardus, from Frankish Rīkahard — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

riketsia (Indonesian): rickets, rachitis, rhachitis

Definitions

  1. rickets, rachitis, rhachitis

Ancestry of “riketsia”, step by step

riketsia traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Translingual Rickettsia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualRickettsiagenus
2EnglishRicketts—
3EnglishRickett—
4EnglishRichardA turd
5Middle EnglishRycharde—
6Old FrenchRichard—
7Medieval LatinRichardus—
8FrankishRīkahard—
9Proto-GermanicRīkaharduzA male given name
10Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
11Proto-Celticrīxsking
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Indonesian ia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianiahe / she
2Proto-Malayiciahe, him, his, she, her, it
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(si-)iahe, him, his, she, her, it
4Proto-Austronesian(si-)iahe, him, his, she, her, it

via English rickets

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishricketsA disorder of infancy and early childhood caused...
2Englishrucketto breathe with difficulty, wheeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Celtic rīxs →