Where does “lathyrism” come from?

lathyrism (English) comes from Translingual Lathyrus, from Latin lathyros, from Ancient Greek λάθυρος — A kind of pulse, chickling vetch.

lathyrism (English): A neurological disease of humans and domestic...

Definitions

  1. A neurological disease of humans and domestic...

Ancestry of “lathyrism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualLathyrusgenus
2Latinlathyrosvetchling
3Ancient GreekλάθυροςA kind of pulse, chickling vetch

Words derived from “lathyrism”

Every word from Ancient Greek λάθυρος →Every word from Latin lathyros →Every word from Translingual Lathyrus →
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