Where does “nocardiosis” come from?
nocardiosis (English) comes from Spanish -osis, from Latin -osis, from Ancient Greek -ωσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
nocardiosis (English): An infectious disease affecting either the lungs...
Definitions
- An infectious disease affecting either the lungs...
Ancestry of “nocardiosis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | -osis | -osis |
| 2 | Latin | -osis | dative masculine plural of -ōsus; dative feminine... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ωσις | abnormal condition or state; state, abnormal... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |