Where does “中耳炎” come from?
中耳炎 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 炎, from Old Japanese 炎, from Old Japanese 火, from Proto-Japonic poy, from Proto-Japonic po.
中耳炎 (Japanese): otitis media, inflammation of the middle ear
Definitions
- otitis media, inflammation of the middle ear
Ancestry of “中耳炎”, step by step
中耳炎 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 炎
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 炎 | a flame; an intense emotion, passion; -itis,... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 炎 | a flame |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 火 | a fire; a light |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | poy | fire |
| 5 | Proto-Japonic | po | — |
via Japanese 中耳
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 中耳 | middle ear - (the cavity in the temporal bone between the eardrum and the inner ear that contains the ossicles, and which conveys sound to the cochlea.) |