Where does “cryptosporidiosis” come from?
cryptosporidiosis (English) comes from English cryptosporidium, from Translingual Cryptosporidium, from Translingual -idium, from Ancient Greek -ίδιον — suffixed to nouns of any gender, forms neuter...
cryptosporidiosis (English): A disease affecting the intestines of mammals...
Definitions
- A disease affecting the intestines of mammals...
Ancestry of “cryptosporidiosis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cryptosporidium | A protozoan, of the genus "Cryptosporidium", that... |
| 2 | Translingual | Cryptosporidium | — |
| 3 | Translingual | -idium | Used to form a taxonomic name, usually of a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ίδιον | suffixed to nouns of any gender, forms neuter... |