Where does “mastită” come from?

mastită (Romanian) comes from French mastite, from English -itis, from New Latin -ītis, from Ancient Greek -ῖτις — female equivalent of -ίτης.

mastită (Romanian): mastitis

Definitions

  1. mastitis

Ancestry of “mastită”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmastitemastitis
2English-itisSuffix denoting diseases characterized by...
3New Latin-ītis
4Ancient Greek-ῖτιςfemale equivalent of -ίτης
Every word from Ancient Greek -ῖτιςEvery word from English -itisEvery word from New Latin -ītis
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