Where does “psoriasi” come from?

psoriasi (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek ψωρίασις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

psoriasi (Italian): psoriasis

Definitions

  1. psoriasis

Ancestry of “psoriasi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekψωρίασιςitch; scabies; mange
2Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
3Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tisEvery word from Ancient Greek -σῐςEvery word from Ancient Greek -τις