Where does “elefantiasi” come from?

elefantiasi (Italian) comes from Latin elephantiasis, from Ancient Greek ἐλεφᾰντῐ́ᾱσῐς — elephantiasis disease.

elefantiasi (Italian): elephantiasis

Definitions

  1. elephantiasis

Ancestry of “elefantiasi”, 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 →
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