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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
1TranslingualLathyrus—
2Latinlathyrosvetchling
3Ancient GreekλάθυροςA kind of pulse, chickling vetch

Words derived from “lathyrism”

  • osteolathyrism
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