pellagra

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄγρα“seizure, attack, catching”
2. Latin · derived frompellis“skin”
3. Italian · borrowed frompellagra
4. English todaypellagra

From Italian pellagra, from Latin pellis (“skin”) + Ancient Greek ἄγρα (ágra, “seizure, attack, catching”).

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• from 19th c. A disease characterised by skin lesions and mental confusion, primarily caused by a niacin deficiency.