Where does “tenosinovitis” come from?

tenosinovitis (Spanish) comes from Spanish sinovitis, from Spanish -itis, from New Latin -ītis, from Ancient Greek -ῖτις — female equivalent of -ίτης.

tenosinovitis (Spanish): tenosynovitis

Definitions

  1. tenosynovitis

Ancestry of “tenosinovitis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsinovitissynovitis
2Spanish-itisitis denotes diseases characterized by inflammation, itself often caused by an infection
3New Latin-ītis—
4Ancient Greek-ῖτιςfemale equivalent of -ίτης
Every word from Ancient Greek -ῖτις →Every word from Spanish -itis →Every word from New Latin -ītis →