Where does “apendicită” come from?
apendicită (Romanian) comes from French appendicite, from English appendicitis, from English itis, from English -itis, from New Latin -ītis, from Ancient Greek -ῖτις — female equivalent of -ίτης.
apendicită (Romanian): appendicitis
Definitions
- appendicitis
Ancestry of “apendicită”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | appendicite | appendicitis |
| 2 | English | appendicitis | inflammation of the vermiform appendix |
| 3 | English | itis | A medical condition accompanied by inflammation;... |
| 4 | English | -itis | Suffix denoting diseases characterized by... |
| 5 | New Latin | -ītis | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῖτις | female equivalent of -ίτης |