Latin

morbus

‘disease’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin morbus.

10 English words in this record descend from Latin morbus, most familiar first.

• morbid ← morbidus
• morbidity ← morbidus
• morbus
• morbilli ← morbillus
• morbidezza ← morbido ← morbidum
• morbose ← morbosus
• morbific ← morbifique
• morbillous ← morbilli
• morbs
• muermo

Etymograph / Latin morbus