LATIN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

syphilis.

syphilis;

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun

syphilis
New-Latin · declension-3 · feminine

Where this word comes from

First used in 1530 by Girolamo Fracastoro, from the name of a mythical first sufferer of the disease, Syphilus.

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