Where does “dengue” come from?

dengue (Portuguese) comes from Spanish dengue, from Swahili dinga — sudden attack, seizure.

dengue (Portuguese): dengue; tantrum

Definitions

  1. dengue; tantrum

Ancestry of “dengue”, step by step

dengue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish dengue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdenguedengue; playacting
2Swahilidingasudden attack, seizure

via Kimbundu ndenge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kimbundundengechild

Words derived from “dengue”

Every word from Swahili dinga →Every word from Spanish dengue →