Where does “spirochetosis” come from?
spirochetosis (English) comes from English spirochete, from Translingual Spirochaeta, from Ancient Greek χαίτη, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeh₂it- — curly hair.
spirochetosis (English): infection by spirochetes
Ancestry of “spirochetosis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | spirochete | Any of several coiled bacteria of the order... |
| 2 | Translingual | Spirochaeta | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χαίτη | loose, flowing hair; used especially of back... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰeh₂it- | curly hair |