Where does “schistosomiasis” come from?
Schistosomiasis comes from English schistosome, Ancient Greek σχίζω meaning to split, Ancient Greek σῶμα meaning body, and Ancient Greek ἴασις meaning condition or disease.
schistosomiasis (English): Any of various diseases of humans caused by...
Definitions
- Any of various diseases of humans caused by...
Ancestry of “schistosomiasis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | schistosome | A parasitic flatworm which needs two hosts to... |
| 2 | Translingual | Schistosoma | genus |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σχιστός | cloven, divided; that may be split or cleft;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σχίζω | I split, cleave; I divide |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱeyd- | to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |