Where does “elefantíase” come from?

elefantíase (Portuguese) comes from Latin elephantiasis, from Ancient Greek ἐλεφᾰντῐ́ᾱσῐς — elephantiasis disease.

elefantíase (Portuguese): elephantiasis

Definitions

  1. elephantiasis

Ancestry of “elefantíase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinelephantiasiselephantiasis a very virulent kind of leprosy
2Ancient Greekἐλεφᾰντῐ́ᾱσῐςelephantiasis disease
Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλεφᾰντῐ́ᾱσῐς →Every word from Latin elephantiasis →