Where does “tuberculosis” come from?
tuberculosis (Latin) comes from Latin -osis, from Ancient Greek -ωσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
tuberculosis (Latin): dative masculine plural of tūberculōsus; dative...
Definitions
- dative masculine plural of tūberculōsus; dative...
Ancestry of “tuberculosis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | -osis | dative masculine plural of -ōsus; dative feminine... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -ωσις | abnormal condition or state; state, abnormal... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |