Where does “Leptospira” come from?

Leptospira (New Latin) comes from Ancient Greek λεπτός, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

Ancestry of “Leptospira”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	λεπτός	peeled, husked; fine-grained; thin, lean
2	Ancient Greek	-τός	creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
3	Proto-Indo-European	-tós	Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems

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