Where does “acanthamoebiasis” come from?
acanthamoebiasis (English) comes from Translingual Acanthamoeba, from Translingual Amoeba, from Latin amoeba, from Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή, from Ancient Greek ἀμείβω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂meygʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
acanthamoebiasis (English): A rare infection by amoebas of the genus...
Definitions
- A rare infection by amoebas of the genus...
Ancestry of “acanthamoebiasis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Acanthamoeba | genus |
| 2 | Translingual | Amoeba | genus |
| 3 | Latin | amoeba | amoeba |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀμοιβή | requital, recompense; change, exchange |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀμείβω | to exchange; to pass in or out of a house; to do... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂meygʷ- | to change, exchange; to change places → to wander |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |