Etymology of the English word pyothorax
the English word
pyothoraxderived from the English word
thoraxderived from the Classical Latin word
thorax (breastplate, upper body armor, protection)
derived from the Greek word
thorax, θώραξ (breast-plate, breast; the chest ('thorax'); a corslet)
using the English prefix
pyo-derived from the Greek word
puon, πῦον, πύον
Usage
Word found in Modern English
