English
ethmoiditis
From ethmoid + -itis.
Formed from ethmoid + -itis
Ancient Greek ἠθμός ‘strainer, sieve’
Ancient Greek ἠθμοειδής ‘like a strainer, perforated’
French ethmoïde
English ethmoid
Today it means
noun inflammation of the ethmoid bone
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / ethmoiditis