Where does “asbestosis” come from?
Asbestosis comes from English asbestos, from Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος meaning inextinguishable, composed of the negation prefix ἀ- and a root meaning to quench or extinguish.
asbestosis (English): A chronic, inflammatory lung disease caused by...
Definitions
- A chronic, inflammatory lung disease caused by...
Ancestry of “asbestosis”, step by step
asbestosis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English asbestos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | asbestos | Any of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium... |
| 2 | Old French | abestos | asbestos |
| 3 | Latin | asbestos | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄσβεστος | unquenchable, inextinguishable; endless,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via Spanish asbesto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | asbesto | asbestos |