Where does “trematodiasis” come from?
trematodiasis (English) comes from English trematode, from Translingual Trematoda, from Ancient Greek τρηματώδης, from Ancient Greek -ώδης, from Ancient Greek ὄζω, from Proto-Hellenic óďďō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed-ye-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.
trematodiasis (English): infection with trematodes
Definitions
- infection with trematodes
Ancestry of “trematodiasis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trematode | A parasitic flatworm of the class Trematoda |
| 2 | Translingual | Trematoda | Many parasitic flatworms, flukes |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τρηματώδης | Having a vent to the intestinal canal |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ώδης | Adjective-forming suffix: smelling of;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὄζω | to smell; there is a smell |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | óďďō | to smell |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ed-ye- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ed- | to smell, stink; to hate; to bite |