Etymology

sesamoiditis

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Today it means: Inflammation of a sesamoid bone, usually in the foot. Full definition →

English sesamoid ← Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) ← Proto-Hellenic *wéidos
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The story

  1. Englishsesame
  2. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  4. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  5. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  6. Englishsesamoid
  7. English todaysesamoiditis

From sesamoid + -itis.

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