Where does “dracunculiasis” come from?

dracunculiasis (English) comes from English -iasis, from Ancient Greek ἴασις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

dracunculiasis (English): an infection caused by an infestation of the...

Definitions

  1. an infection caused by an infestation of the...

Ancestry of “dracunculiasis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-iasisA pathological condition or process
2Ancient Greekἴασιςcure, remedy; repair, mend
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from English -iasis →