English word morbid comes from Latin morbus, and later Latin morbidus (Sickly, diseased. Unwholesome.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| morbus | Latin (lat) | (of the body or mind) A disease, sickness, disorder, distemper, ailment, illness, malady.. (of the mind) A fault, vice, failing.. (of the mind) Sorrow, grief, distress.. Death (prima morbi accessione, at the first approach of death). |
| morbidus | Latin (lat) | Sickly, diseased. Unwholesome. |
| morbid | English (en) | (by extension) Taking an interest in unhealthy or unwholesome subjects such as death, decay, disease. [from 1770s]. (originally) Of, or relating to disease. [from 1650s]. Grisly or gruesome.. Suggesting the horror of death; macabre or ghoulish. |