Where does “psittacosis” come from?

psittacosis (English) comes from Latin psittacus, from Ancient Greek ψιττακός — parrot.

psittacosis (English): An infection by "Chlamydia" bacteria, caught from...

Definitions

  1. An infection by "Chlamydia" bacteria, caught from...

Ancestry of “psittacosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpsittacusA parrot
2Ancient Greekψιττακόςparrot
Every word from Ancient Greek ψιττακός →Every word from Latin psittacus →