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Where does “streptococcosis” come from?

streptococcosis (English) comes from English Streptococcus, from Ancient Greek στρεπτός, from Ancient Greek στρέφω, from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ-.

streptococcosis (English): streptococcal infection

Definitions

  1. streptococcal infection

Ancestry of “streptococcosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishStreptococcus—
2Ancient GreekστρεπτόςEasily twisted, pliant
3Ancient Greekστρέφωto twist
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstrebʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ- →