Where does “myelosyphilis” come from?

myelosyphilis (English) comes from English syphilis, from New Latin syphilis — syphilis.

myelosyphilis (English): Syphilis of the spinal cord: a form of neurosyphilis

Definitions

  1. Syphilis of the spinal cord: a form of neurosyphilis

Ancestry of “myelosyphilis”, step by step

myelosyphilis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English syphilis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsyphilisA disease spread via sexual activity, caused by...
2New Latinsyphilissyphilis

via English myelo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmyelo—
Every word from New Latin syphilis →Every word from English syphilis →