What is the origin of the word bubonic?
The earliest known use of the word bubonic is in the early 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for bubonic is from 1713. bubonic is a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin bubon-, bubo, ‑ic suffix.
The earliest known use of the word bubonic is in the early 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for bubonic is from 1713. bubonic is a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin bubon-, bubo, ‑ic suffix.
