Etymograph

English

anthroponosis

Anthroponosis comes from Ancient Greek νόσος ‘disease’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEνόσοςnósos‘disease’
  2. Englishtodayanthroponosis

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEνόσοςnósos‘disease’
  2. Englishtodayanthroponosis

Formed from anthropo-

Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος ‘man, human’

English anthropo-

Linked words

through Ancient Greek νόσος ‘disease’

halitosis, 2 more

Today it means

noun Any disease that is spread from humans to animals.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek νόσος / anthroponosis