Where does “盲腸炎” come from?

盲腸炎 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 炎, from Old Japanese 炎, from Old Japanese 火, from Proto-Japonic poy, from Proto-Japonic po.

盲腸炎 (Japanese): appendicitis, cecitis, typhlitis

Definitions

  1. appendicitis, cecitis, typhlitis

Ancestry of “盲腸炎”, step by step

盲腸炎 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 炎

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese炎a flame; an intense emotion, passion; -itis,...
2Old Japanese炎a flame
3Old Japanese火a fire; a light
4Proto-Japonicpoyfire
5Proto-Japonicpo—

via Japanese 盲腸

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese盲腸caecum; appendix
2Middle Chineseもうちょう—
Every word from Proto-Japonic po →Every word from Proto-Japonic poy →Every word from Old Japanese 火 →