Where does “leptospirosis” come from?

leptospirosis (English) comes from Translingual Leptospira, from Latin spira, from French trompe, from Middle French trompe, from Old French trompe, from Frankish trumpa — trump, trumpet; trumpet.

leptospirosis (English): An acute, infectious, febrile disease of both...

Definitions

  1. An acute, infectious, febrile disease of both...

Ancestry of “leptospirosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualLeptospiragenus
2LatinspiraA thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound; A...
3Frenchtrompetrumpet; trunk of an elephant; squinch
4Middle Frenchtrompe—
5Old Frenchtrompetrump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet
6Frankishtrumpatrump, trumpet; trumpet

Words derived from “leptospirosis”

Every word from Frankish trumpa →Every word from Old French trompe →Every word from Middle French trompe →