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Where does “paleoparasitological” come from?

paleoparasitological (English) comes from English parasitological, from English parasitology, from English -ology, from English ‐o‐, from English -prim, from English trimethoprim, from English trimethoxy, from English methoxy — race, lineage.

paleoparasitological (English): Relating to paleoparasitology

Definitions

  1. Relating to paleoparasitology

Ancestry of “paleoparasitological”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishparasitologicalOf or pertaining to parasites or to parasitology
2EnglishparasitologyA study of parasites
3English-ologyAlternative form of -logy; 1843, Thomas Chandler...
4English‐o‐—
5English-prim—
6EnglishtrimethoprimA synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and...
7EnglishtrimethoxyThree methoxy groups in a molecule
8EnglishmethoxyThe univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol
9Englishoxy-Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning...
10EnglishoxygenThe chemical element with an atomic number of 8...
11Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
12Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
13Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
14Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
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