The story
- French · derived from-ite“-itis”
- Ancient Greek · derived fromκέρᾰτ-
- French · borrowed fromkératite
- English todaykeratitis
Probably borrowed from French kératite, from Ancient Greek κέρᾰτ- (kérăt-), κέρας (kéras, “horn”) + French -ite (“-itis”); see kerato-.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.