eupeptic

Pronounced: you-PEP-tick, adj

Notes: I recognize one part of the word, but it doesn’t help me to the meaning

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Yesterday’s word

The word fomites are “inanimate objects, such as surfaces, that can transmit germs from one person to another”

First usage

Our word came into English in the early 1800s

Background / Comments

As noted, our word is a plural noun. It is the plural of fomes; however, because the usual convention is to add an ‘s’ to make a plural, people assumed that the singular form is fomite. This assumption was so widespread that fomite is now considered a legitimate singular form. Our word came from the Latin word fomites, which is the plural of fomes (touchwood; tinder), which came from fovere (to warm).