The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἄφθα“mouth ulcer”
- English todayaphtha
From Ancient Greek ἄφθα (áphtha, “mouth ulcer”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
aphtha
Today it means: Candidiasis, oral thrush, thrush (fungal infection of the mucous membranes of the mouth caused by any species of yeast from the genus Candida). Full definition →
Ancient Greek ἄφθα