Where does “wuchereriasis” come from?

wuchereriasis (English) comes from English -iasis, from Ancient Greek ἴασις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

wuchereriasis (English): infection by the nematode "Wuchereria bancrofti"

Definitions

  1. infection by the nematode "Wuchereria bancrofti"

Ancestry of “wuchereriasis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-iasisA pathological condition or process
2Ancient Greekἴασιςcure, remedy; repair, mend
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tisEvery word from Ancient Greek -σῐςEvery word from English -iasis