Where does “morbidity” come from?

Morbidity comes from Latin morbidus, derived from Latin morbus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European mer-.

morbidity (English): The quality of being unhealthful or diseased,...

Definitions

  1. The quality of being unhealthful or diseased,...

Ancestry of “morbidity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmorbidOf, or relating to disease; Taking an interest in...
2Latinmorbidussickly, diseased; unwholesome
3Latin-idustending to
4Proto-Italic*-iðos—

Words derived from “morbidity”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðos →