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Where does “tripanosoma” come from?

tripanosoma (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek σῶμα, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

tripanosoma (Italian): trypanosome

Definitions

  1. trypanosome

Ancestry of “tripanosoma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσῶμαbody; One's life in the physical world; That...
2Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “tripanosoma”

  • tripanosomiasi
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