Where does “rickettsial” come from?
rickettsial (English) comes from English Rickettsia, from Translingual Rickettsia, from English Ricketts, from English Rickett, from English Richard, from Middle English Rycharde, from Old French Richard, from Medieval Latin Richardus — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
rickettsial (English): Relating to rickettsia
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