Where does “meningitis” come from?
meningitis (Spanish) comes from Spanish -itis, from New Latin -ītis, from Ancient Greek -ῖτις — female equivalent of -ίτης.
meningitis (Spanish): meningitis
Ancestry of “meningitis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | -itis | -itis |
| 2 | New Latin | -ītis | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ῖτις | female equivalent of -ίτης |