disenteria.
dysentery (disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines)
Meaning & usage
dysentery (disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dews-? Proto-Indo-European *dus- Proto-Hellenic *dus- Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-) Ancient Greek ἔντερα (éntera) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek δυσεντερία (dusentería)bor. Latin dysenterialbor. Old Galician-Portuguese desinteria Portuguese disenteria Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese desinteria, a learned borrowing from Latin dysenteria, borrowed from Ancient Greek δυσεντερία (dusentería), from δυσ- (dus-, “bad”) + ἔντερα (éntera, “bowels”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā).
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