Where does “ревматизм” come from?
ревматизм (Russian) comes from German Rheumatismus, from Latin rheumatismus, from Ancient Greek ῥευματισμός, from Ancient Greek ῥευματίζομαι, from Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα, from Ancient Greek ῥέω, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
ревматизм (Russian): rheumatism
Definitions
- rheumatism
Ancestry of “ревматизм”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rheumatismus | rheumatism |
| 2 | Latin | rheumatismus | rheum |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ῥευματισμός | humour, discharge, rheum |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ῥευματίζομαι | I suffer from a rheum |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ῥεῦμα | stream, flow, current |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ῥέω | I flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |