Where does “paragonimiasis” come from?
paragonimiasis (English) comes from Translingual Paragonimus, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos — horse.
paragonimiasis (English): A food-borne parasitic infection caused by the...
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Ancestry of “paragonimiasis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Paragonimus | genus, a type of flatworm, some of which can cause paragonimiasis}} |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 4 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 5 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |