Where does “trichiasi” come from?
trichiasi (Italian) comes from Italian trichina, from Ancient Greek τρίχινος, from Ancient Greek -ῐνος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
trichiasi (Italian): trichiasis
Ancestry of “trichiasi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | trichina | trichina |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τρίχινος | of hair |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ῐνος | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |