Etymology of the English word uncinariasis
the English word
uncinariasisderived from the New Latin word
Uncinariaderived from the Late Latin word
uncinus (hook)
derived from the Classical Latin word
uncus (hook; hook, barb, clamp; hooked, curved, bent in)
derived from the Greek word
kerkos, κέρκος
derived from the Greek word
onkos, ὄγκος (a mass (as bending or bulging by its load); burden (hindrance))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*nek-Date
The earliest known usage of uncinariasis in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
