The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromκονδύλωμα“wart”
- Latin · derived fromcondylōma
- English todaycondyloma
From Latin condylōma, from Ancient Greek κονδύλωμα (kondúlōma, “wart”), from κόνδυλος (kóndulos).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
condyloma
Today it means: A wartlike growth on the skin or a mucous membrane, caused by certain types of HPV viruses, usually occurring in the genital area. Full definition →
Latin condylōma ← Ancient Greek κονδύλωμα