English
rheumatology
Rheumatology comes from Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα ‘liquid discharge, rheum’, and goes back to Proto-Hellenic *hréumə.
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hréuməreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῥεῦμαrheûma‘liquid discharge, rheum’
- Englishtodayrheumatology
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hréuməreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῥεῦμαrheûma‘liquid discharge, rheum’
- Englishtodayrheumatology
Formed from -ology
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *srew- ‘to flow’
Today it means
noun The branch of medicine specializing in arthritis and other ailments of the joints.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Hellenic *hréumə / rheumatology