alopecia

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀλωπεκία“fox-mange”
2. Latin · borrowed fromalōpecia
3. English todayalopecia

Borrowed from Latin alōpecia, from the Ancient Greek ἀλωπεκία (alōpekía, “fox-mange”), from ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx, “fox”) + -ία (-ía, a formative ending used in Ancient Greek, especially used in naming diseases).