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Where does “antipsoriasis” come from?

antipsoriasis (English) comes from English psoriasis, from Late Latin psōriasis, from Ancient Greek ψωρίασις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

antipsoriasis (English): Serving to prevent or counter psoriasis

Definitions

  1. Serving to prevent or counter psoriasis

Ancestry of “antipsoriasis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpsoriasisA noncontagious disease whose main symptom is...
2Late Latinpsōriasis—
3Ancient Greekψωρίασις—
4Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
5Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →