Etymology of the English word filariasis
the English word
filariasisderived from the English word
filariaderived from the Latin word
Filariaderived from the Latin word
filum (thread; thread, string, filament)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷhi-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷhī-using the English suffix
-iasisDate
The earliest known usage of filariasis in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
