English
gonitis
Gonitis comes from Ancient Greek γόνυ ‘knee’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵónu‘knee’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gónu‘knee’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγόνυgónu‘knee’
- Englishearliest quotation 1973gonitis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵónu‘knee’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gónu‘knee’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγόνυgónu‘knee’
- Englishearliest quotation 1973gonitis
Earliest quotation: 1973, R. W. Van Pelt, Chronic Gonitis in Cattle: Clinicopathologic Findings and Tr: “Cattle with chronic gonitis had reduced values for hemoglobin…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu ‘knee’
through Proto-Hellenic *gónu ‘knee’
Today it means
noun Inflammation of the knee joint.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu / gonitis