Etymology of the English word appendicitis
the English word
appendicitisderived from the New Latin word
appendicitisderived from the Latin word
appendix (appendix, supplement, annex)
derived from the Latin word
appendere (to hang upon; to be pending; weigh out; pay, give out)
derived from the Latin word
pendere (hang, hang down; depend; weigh out; pay, pay out)
using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
