Where does “impostume” come from?

impostume (English) comes from Old French empostume, from Old French apostume, from Latin apostema, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστεμα — separation of pus into an abscess.

impostume (English): An abscess; Alternative form of imposthume

Definitions

  1. An abscess; Alternative form of imposthume

Ancestry of “impostume”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchempostume—
2Old FrenchapostumeAlternative form of aposteme; apostume, large...
3Latinapostemaboil
4Ancient Greekἀπόστεμαseparation of pus into an abscess
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀπόστεμα →