The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromκόρυζα“nasal mucus”
- Latin · borrowed fromcorȳza
- English todaycoryza
Borrowed from Latin corȳza, from Ancient Greek κόρυζα (kóruza, “nasal mucus”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
coryza
Today it means: Inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the nasal cavity, usually causing a running nose, nasal congestion and loss of smell. Full definition →
Latin corȳza ← Ancient Greek κόρυζα