Where does “tracheobronchite” come from?
tracheobronchite (Italian) comes from Italian bronchite, from Italian bronco, from Late Latin bronchus, from Ancient Greek -itis.
tracheobronchite (Italian): tracheobronchitis
Ancestry of “tracheobronchite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | bronchite | bronchitis |
| 2 | Italian | bronco | A thorny branch; bronchus, bronchial tube |
| 3 | Late Latin | bronchus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -itis | — |