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

Definitions

  1. tracheobronchitis

Ancestry of “tracheobronchite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbronchitebronchitis
2ItalianbroncoA thorny branch; bronchus, bronchial tube
3Late Latinbronchus—
4Ancient Greek-itis—

Words derived from “tracheobronchite”

Every word from Ancient Greek -itis →Every word from Late Latin bronchus →Every word from Italian bronco →