myEtymology.com: English etymology of rheumatism

Etymology of the English word rheumatism

the English word rheumatism

derived from the Latin word rheumatismus (catarrh; rheum)

derived from the Greek word rheumatismos, ῥευματισμός

derived from the Greek word rheumatizesthai

derived from the Greek word rheuma, ῥεῦμα

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

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

Word found in Modern English