Where does “neuroleptospirosis” come from?
neuroleptospirosis (English) comes from English leptospirosis, from Translingual Leptospira, from Latin spira, from French trompe, from Middle French trompe, from Old French trompe, from Frankish trumpa — trump, trumpet; trumpet.
neuroleptospirosis (English): leptospirosis of the nervous system
Definitions
- leptospirosis of the nervous system
Ancestry of “neuroleptospirosis”, step by step
neuroleptospirosis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English leptospirosis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | leptospirosis | An acute, infectious, febrile disease of both... |
| 2 | Translingual | Leptospira | genus |
| 3 | Latin | spira | A thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound; A... |
| 4 | French | trompe | trumpet; trunk of an elephant; squinch |
| 5 | Middle French | trompe | — |
| 6 | Old French | trompe | trump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet |
| 7 | Frankish | trumpa | trump, trumpet; trumpet |
via English neuro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | neuro | Neurologist; Neurology |