English

epicurve

Blend of epidemic + curve.

Ancient Greek ἐπιδήμιος ‘among the people’

Medieval Latin epidēmia ‘epidemic diseases’

French épidémie

French épidémique

Latin curvus ‘bent, curved’

English curve

Today it means

noun A graphical representation of the number of cases at the start of an epidemic

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

Etymograph / epicurve