Where does “elefanttitauti” come from?

elefanttitauti (Finnish) comes from Latin elephantiasis, from Ancient Greek ἐλεφᾰντῐ́ᾱσῐς — elephantiasis disease.

elefanttitauti (Finnish): elephantiasis

Definitions

  1. elephantiasis

Ancestry of “elefanttitauti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinelephantiasiselephantiasis a very virulent kind of leprosy
2Ancient Greekἐλεφᾰντῐ́ᾱσῐςelephantiasis disease
Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλεφᾰντῐ́ᾱσῐς →Every word from Latin elephantiasis →