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

Definitions

  1. meningitis

Ancestry of “meningitis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-itisitis denotes diseases characterized by inflammation, itself often caused by an infection
2New Latin-ītis—
3Ancient Greek-ῖτιςfemale equivalent of -ίτης
Every word from Ancient Greek -ῖτις →Every word from Spanish -itis →Every word from New Latin -ītis →
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