Etymology of the Latin word dysentery
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