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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.

paragonimiasis (English): A food-borne parasitic infection caused by the...

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  1. A food-borne parasitic infection caused by the...

Ancestry of “paragonimiasis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualParagonimus—
2Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
3Ancient Greekπαρά
4Latinverēdus—
5Gaulishwerēdoshorse
6Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—
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