halitosis etymology

English word halitosis comes from English -osis, Latin halitus (Breath, exhalation. Steam, vapour.)

Detailed word origin of halitosis

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-osis English (eng) (pathology) functional disease or condition such as hepatosis. Formation, increase. Process, action.
halitus Latin (lat) Breath, exhalation. Steam, vapour.
halitosis English (eng) (pathology) The condition of having stale or foul-smelling breath.

Words with the same origin as halitosis

Descendants of -osis
acidosis amyloidosis cirrhosis cyanosis dermatophytosis fibrosis hemochromatosis hypnosis ketoacidosis koilocytosis leptospirosis leukosis lipofuscinosis lycoperdonosis mannosidosis mucolipidosis narcosis neurotic psittacosis psychosis sarcoidosis siderosis toxoplasmosis trichinosis
Descendants of halitus
halituous