Where does “botulism” come from?
Botulism derives from German Botulismus, from Latin botulus meaning sausage, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- and gū-, with the disease-naming suffix from Ancient Greek -ισμός.
botulism (English): Poisoning caused by the toxin from "Clostridium...
Definitions
- Poisoning caused by the toxin from "Clostridium...
Ancestry of “botulism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 2 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
Words derived from “botulism”