English
filariasis
From filaria + -iasis.
A compound of filaria + -iasis
Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰiH-(s-)lo- ‘sinew’
Proto-Italic *fī(s)lom
Latin filum ‘thread’
Translingual Filaria
English filaria
Today it means
noun Any disease common in tropical and subtropical countries resulting from infestation of the lymphatic system with nematode worms of the superfamily Filarioidea, transmitted by mosquitoes, characterised by inflammation.
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Etymograph / filariasis