Where does “trichinosis” come from?
trichinosis (Latin) comes from English trichina, from Ancient Greek τρίχινος, from Ancient Greek -ῐνος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
Ancestry of “trichinosis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trichina | Any of several parasitic roundworms, of the genus... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τρίχινος | of hair |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ῐνος | added to nouns or adverbs to form adjectives relating to material, time, and so on: made of, during the time of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |