Where does “trachomatis” come from?
trachomatis (Translingual) comes from Latin trachomatis, from Latin trachoma, from Ancient Greek τράχωμα, from Ancient Greek -ωμᾰ, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
trachomatis (Translingual): A specific epithet in Chlamydia trachomatis
Definitions
- A specific epithet in Chlamydia trachomatis
Ancestry of “trachomatis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | trachomatis | — |
| 2 | Latin | trachoma | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τράχωμα | roughness |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ωμᾰ | disease, tumor |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |