Where does “xenozoonosis” come from?
xenozoonosis (English) comes from English zoonosis, from Ancient Greek νόσος, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
xenozoonosis (English): An infectious disease transmitted from animal to...
Definitions
- An infectious disease transmitted from animal to...
Ancestry of “xenozoonosis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | zoonosis | An animal disease, such as rabies or anthrax,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | νόσος | sickness, disease, illness; plague; misery,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |