Where does “miasmata” come from?

miasmata (English) comes from Ancient Greek μιάσματα, from Ancient Greek μίασμα, from Ancient Greek μιαίνω, from Proto-Indo-European smei- — to smear.

miasmata (English): plural of miasma

Definitions

  1. plural of miasma

Ancestry of “miasmata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμιάσματα—
2Ancient Greekμίασμαpollution, defilement; shameful action, crime
3Ancient GreekμιαίνωI paint; I stain, defile, pollute
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmei-to smear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smei- →Every word from Ancient Greek μιαίνω →Every word from Ancient Greek μίασμα →