Where does “erysipelas” come from?

Erysipelas comes from Ancient Greek ἐρυσίπελας, derived from Ancient Greek ἐρεύθω meaning to redden.

erysipelas (English): A severe skin disease caused by streptococcus...

Definitions

  1. A severe skin disease caused by streptococcus...

Ancestry of “erysipelas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐρυσίπελαςerysipelas, a skin disease
2Ancient Greekἐρεύθωmake red

Words derived from “erysipelas”

Every word from Ancient Greek ἐρεύθω →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐρυσίπελας →