The story
- New Latin · derived fromacnē“acne”
- English todayrosacea
Clipping of acne rosacea, from New Latin acnē (“acne”) + rosācea, feminine of rosāceus (“rose-colored”).
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
rosacea
Today it means: A chronic condition characterized by redness of the face. Full definition →
New Latin acnē