epidemia

epidemic diseases

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιδήμια (epidḗmia), neuter plural of ἐπιδήμιος (epidḗmios), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + δῆμος (dêmos, “people”). Reanalysed as a first-declension singular noun in Medieval Latin.

pestis pestis

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