myEtymology.com: English etymology of coryza

Etymology of the English word coryza

the English word coryza

derived from the Late Latin word coryza (catarrh; cold, runny nose)

derived from the Greek word koruza, κόρυζα

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gel-

The earliest known usage of coryza in English dates from the 17th century.

Word found in Modern English