There is a Latin origin … not really Classical, but interesting:
Science Diction: The Origin Of The Word “Syphilis” | Science Friday.
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quidquid bene dictum est ab ullo, meum est
quidquid bene dictum est ab ullo, meum est
There is a Latin origin … not really Classical, but interesting:
Science Diction: The Origin Of The Word “Syphilis” | Science Friday.
rogueclassicism 
I watched a program on the Pompeii eruption of 79 ACE the host of that program mention that the bones of two females showed signs of they bore the signs of syphilis the program was on the Discovery Channel.