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Where does “tripanosomiasi” come from?

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

tripanosomiasi (Italian): trypanosomiasis

Definitions

  1. trypanosomiasis

Ancestry of “tripanosomiasi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantripanosomatrypanosome
2Ancient Greekσῶμαbody; One's life in the physical world; That...
3Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
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