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Etymology of the English word dysentery

the English word dysentery
derived from the Latin word dysentery
derived from the Greek word dusenteria, δυσεντερία, δυσεντέρια (a 'dysentery')
using the Greek prefix dus-, δυσ- (used only in composition as a prefix; hard; with difficulty)
derived from the Greek word dusentera
derived from the Greek word entera, ἔντερα
derived from the Latin word dysenteria (dysentery)
derived from the Greek word dusenteria, δυσεντερία, δυσεντέρια (a 'dysentery')
using the Greek prefix dus-, δυσ- (used only in composition as a prefix; hard; with difficulty)
derived from the Greek word dusentera
derived from the Greek word entera, ἔντερα
derived from the Greek word dusenteros
derived from the Greek word enteron, ἔντερον (gut)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *en
derived from the Greek word solito

Date

The earliest known usage of dysentery in English dates from the 14th century.

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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