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Where does “elefantiasi” come from?

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

elefantiasi (Italian): elephantiasis

Definitions

  1. elephantiasis

Ancestry of “elefantiasi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinelephantiasiselephantiasis
2Ancient Greekἐλεφᾰντῐ́ᾱσῐς—
Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλεφᾰντῐ́ᾱσῐς →