Where does “neuroschistosomiasis” come from?
neuroschistosomiasis (English) comes from English schistosomiasis, from English schistosome, from Translingual Schistosoma, from Ancient Greek σχιστός, from Ancient Greek σχίζω, from Proto-Indo-European sḱeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
neuroschistosomiasis (English): schistosomiasis of the nervous system
Definitions
- schistosomiasis of the nervous system
Ancestry of “neuroschistosomiasis”, step by step
neuroschistosomiasis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English schistosomiasis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | schistosomiasis | Any of various diseases of humans caused by... |
| 2 | English | schistosome | A parasitic flatworm which needs two hosts to... |
| 3 | Translingual | Schistosoma | genus |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σχιστός | cloven, divided; that may be split or cleft;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σχίζω | I split, cleave; I divide |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱeyd- | to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |
via English neuro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | neuro | Neurologist; Neurology |