Where does “tasiemczyca” come from?

tasiemczyca (Polish) comes from Polish tasiemiec, from Polish -iec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

tasiemczyca (Polish): taeniasis

Definitions

  1. taeniasis

Ancestry of “tasiemczyca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtasiemiectapeworm, cestode
2Polish-iecA masculine suffix
3Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
4Lithuanian-ikas—
5Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Polish -iec →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →