Where does “pneumocystosis” come from?

pneumocystosis (English) comes from Translingual Pneumocystis, from Ancient Greek κύστις, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

pneumocystosis (English): A fungal infection with Pneumocystis jirovecii that primarily occurs as a pulmonary infection in AIDS patients

Definitions

  1. A fungal infection with Pneumocystis jirovecii that primarily occurs as a pulmonary infection in AIDS patients

Ancestry of “pneumocystosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPneumocystisgenus
2Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek κύστις →Every word from Translingual Pneumocystis →