Etymology of the English word syphilis
the English word
syphilisderived from the New Latin word
SyphilisDate
The earliest known usage of syphilis in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
syphiloma,
syphiloidCognates
Dutch
syfilis, French
syphilis, German
Syphilis, Icelandic
syfilis, Norwegian
syfilis, Swedish
syfilis