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Where does “gnathostomiasis” come from?

gnathostomiasis (English) comes from English Gnathostoma, from Latin Gnatho, from Ancient Greek γνάθος, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₂dʰ-os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₂dʰ-.

gnathostomiasis (English): human infection by the nematode Gnathostoma...

Definitions

  1. human infection by the nematode Gnathostoma...

Ancestry of “gnathostomiasis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGnathostoma—
2LatinGnatho—
3Ancient Greekγνάθοςjaw; point, edge; type of stone
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₂dʰ-os—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₂dʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₂dʰ- →