| This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Can this be true? When you Google "origin of word Dengue," you'll get a handy chart that helps trace the origin of the word associated with the death of millions over the centuries all the way back to a Swahili word, dinga, and its full version, kidingapopo, meaning "disease caused by evil spirits." https://crosstalk.cell.com/blog/unraveling-the-mysteries-of-dengue” |
kidingapopo (ki-vi class, no plural)