Etymograph

English

enthesis

Enthesis comes from Ancient Greek ἔνθεσις ‘putting in, insertion’, and goes back to ἐντῐ́θημῐ ‘to put in’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐντῐ́θημῐ‘to put in’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἔνθεσιςénthesis‘putting in, insertion’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2004enthesis

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐντῐ́θημῐ‘to put in’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἔνθεσιςénthesis‘putting in, insertion’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2004enthesis

Earliest quotation: 2004, Erbil Ünsal, Chapter II: Andersson Lesion in Early Juvenile Spondyloarthr: “Like arthritis, peripheral enthesitis occurs predominantly in the lower…”

Every English word from Ancient Greek ἐντῐ́θημῐ

Today it means

noun The insertion point at which a tendon, ligament, or muscle inserts into a bone.

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Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἐντῐ́θημῐ / enthesis

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