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Where does “mephitis” come from?

mephitis (English) comes from Latin Mefitis.

mephitis (English): A poisonous or foul-smelling gas, especially as...

Definitions

  1. A poisonous or foul-smelling gas, especially as...

Ancestry of “mephitis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMefitis—

Words derived from “mephitis”

  • mephitism
Every word from Latin Mefitis →