The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἴκτερος“jaundice”
- Latin · borrowed fromicterus
- English todayicterus
From the Latin icterus, from the Ancient Greek ἴκτερος (íkteros, “jaundice”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
icterus
Today it means: An excess of bile pigments in the blood; jaundice. Full definition →
Latin icterus ← Ancient Greek ἴκτερος