Where does “dengue” come from?

dengue (Dutch) comes from Spanish dengue, from Swahili dinga — sudden attack, seizure.

dengue (Dutch): dengue, febrile disease caused by the Dengue virus

Definitions

  1. dengue, febrile disease caused by the Dengue virus

Ancestry of “dengue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdenguedengue; playacting
2Swahilidingasudden attack, seizure
Every word from Swahili dinga →Every word from Spanish dengue →