Where does “leishmaniasis” come from?

Leishmaniasis derives from English -iasis, from Ancient Greek ἴασις (íāsis, a healing or cure), ultimately from Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sis), a suffix forming nouns of action or condition.

leishmaniasis (English): Any of various ulcerative skin diseases caused by...

Definitions

  1. Any of various ulcerative skin diseases caused by...

Ancestry of “leishmaniasis”, 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

Words derived from “leishmaniasis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from English -iasis →