malady

The story

1. Latin · derived frommale habitus“ill-kept, not in good condition”
2. Old French · derived frommaladie“sickness, illness, disease”
3. Middle English · inherited frommaladie
4. English todaymalady

From Middle English maladie, from Old French maladie (“sickness, illness, disease”), from malade (“ill, sick”), from Latin male habitus (“ill-kept, not in good condition”), 1st century AD. See also malice and habit.