English word bronchitis comes from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃-
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *gʷerh₃- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | to devour |
| *gʷro-nkh₃- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| βρόγχος | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| bronchus | Late Latin (LL) | |
| bronchitis | English (eng) | (countable) An occurrence of, a case (patient) of, or a type of bronchitis.. (uncountable) An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning. |