Where does “rachitis” come from?

rachitis (New Latin) comes from Koine Greek ῥαχῖτις, from Ancient Greek -ῖτις — female equivalent of -ίτης.

Ancestry of “rachitis”, step by step

rachitis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Koine Greek ῥαχῖτις

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koine Greekῥαχῖτις—
2Ancient Greek-ῖτιςfemale equivalent of -ίτης

via Ancient Greek ῥάχις

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῥάχιςchine, lower part of the back; spine or backbone;...

Words derived from “rachitis”

Every word from Ancient Greek -ῖτις →Every word from Koine Greek ῥαχῖτις →