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-itis
noun suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation, Mod.L., from Gk.
-itis,
fem. of adj. suffix
-ites
"pertaining to." Fem. because it was used with fem. noun
nosos
"disease," e.g. Gk.
arthritis (nosos)
"(disease) of the joints."