Where does “bronchite” come from?

bronchite (Italian) comes from Italian bronco, from Late Latin bronchus, from Ancient Greek -itis.

bronchite (Italian): bronchitis

Definitions

  1. bronchitis

Ancestry of “bronchite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianbroncoA thorny branch; bronchus, bronchial tube
2Late Latinbronchus—
3Ancient Greek-itis—

Words derived from “bronchite”

Every word from Ancient Greek -itis →