Where does “elephantiasis” come from?

Elephantiasis comes from Ancient Greek ἐλεφᾰντῐ́ᾱσῐς, a disease named after the elephant, likely referring to the condition's enlargement of body parts.

elephantiasis (English): A complication of chronic filariasis, in which...

Definitions

  1. A complication of chronic filariasis, in which...

Ancestry of “elephantiasis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinelephantiasiselephantiasis a very virulent kind of leprosy
2Ancient Greekἐλεφᾰντῐ́ᾱσῐςelephantiasis disease

Words derived from “elephantiasis

Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλεφᾰντῐ́ᾱσῐςEvery word from Latin elephantiasis