English
myiasis
Myiasis comes from Ancient Greek μυῖα ‘fly’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *mus-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mus-‘a fly’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμυῖαmuîa‘fly’
- Englishtodaymyiasis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mus-‘a fly’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμυῖαmuîa‘fly’
- Englishtodaymyiasis
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *mus- ‘a fly’
Today it means
noun The infestation of a living vertebrate by maggots.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mus- / myiasis