Where does “scoliosis” come from?

scoliosis (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek σκολίωσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

Ancestry of “scoliosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσκολίωσιςobliquity, bending
2Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
3Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “scoliosis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek -τις →