ichthyophthiriasis

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromφθείρ“louse”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἰχθύς“fish”
3. English todayichthyophthiriasis

From Ichthyophthirius + -iasis, from Ancient Greek ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”) + Ancient Greek φθείρ (phtheír, “louse”) + -ius.

Words from the same roots