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Where does “aposteme” come from?

aposteme (English) comes from Middle English aposteme, from Old French aposteme — aposteme.

aposteme (English): An abscess; a pustulent swelling

Definitions

  1. An abscess; a pustulent swelling

Ancestry of “aposteme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishaposteme—
2Old Frenchapostemeaposteme

Words derived from “aposteme”

  • imposthume
  • apostemate
  • apostematous
Every word from Old French aposteme →