myEtymology.com: English etymology of myocarditis

Etymology of the English word myocarditis

the English word myocarditis

using the English prefix myo-

derived from the Latin prefix myo-

derived from the Greek prefix muo-

derived from the Greek word mus, μῦς (muscle; myos "muscle; muscle; myos "muscle; muscle)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mūs-

derived from the English word carditis

using the English prefix cardio-

derived from the Greek word kardia, καρδία (heart; the heart; the thoughts or feelings (mind); also (by analogy) the middle)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kerd-

using the English suffix -itis

Word found in Modern English