quinsy
/ˈkwɪnzi/ · noun
Meaning
- A peritonsillar abscess; a painful pus-filled inflammation or abscess of the tonsils and surrounding tissues, usually a complication of tonsillitis, caused by bacterial infection and often accompanied by fever.
Etymology / origin
From Middle English quinesye, from Old French quinencie, from Medieval Latin quinancia, from Ancient Greek κυνάγχη (kunánkhē, “canine quinsy”), from κύων (kúōn, “dog”) + ἄγχω (ánkhō, “throttle”). Doublet of cynanche.
- κυνάγχη(Ancient Greek)→
- quinancia(la-med)→
- quinencie(fro)→
- quinesye(enm)→
- *h₂enǵʰ-(ine-pro)→
- quinsy (English)
- Relations: root, inh, der, der, der
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