Etymograph

English

jargonitis

From jargon + -itis, as though it were a medical condition.

Formed from jargon + -itis

Old French jargon ‘talk’

Middle English jargoun ‘the sound of conversation’

English jargon

Today it means

noun A tendency to use jargon in speech or writing.

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

Etymograph / jargonitis