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tracheitis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tra-cheitis
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Inflammation of the trachea.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₂gʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *dʰréh₂gʰus Proto-Hellenic *tʰrākʰús Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)bor. Late Latin trāchīa Medieval Latin trāchēader. Middle English English trachea Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English tracheitis From trachea + -itis.

Usage

Inflected Forms

tracheitides (plural) trachitis (alternative)

Derived Forms

laryngotracheitis rhinotracheitis

Questions

What does tracheitis mean?
Inflammation of the trachea.
Where does tracheitis come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₂gʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *dʰréh₂gʰus Proto-Hellenic *tʰrākʰús Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)bor. Late Latin trāchīa Medieval Latin trāchēader. Middle English English trachea Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English tracheitis From trachea + -itis.

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