Etymology

taeniasis

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Today it means: An infection of tapeworms of the genus Taenia that does not usually cause any disease. Full definition →

Latin taen(ia) ← Ancient Greek ταινία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromταινία“band, ribbon, tapeworm”
  2. Latin · derived fromtaen(ia)
  3. English todaytaeniasis

From Latin taen(ia) (from Ancient Greek ταινία (tainía, “band, ribbon, tapeworm”)) + -iasis (““pathological or morbid condition””)

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekταινία all →

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