Where does “pneumoconiosis” come from?

pneumoconiosis (English) comes from English pneumonoconiosis, from German Pneumonokoniosis.

pneumoconiosis (English): A disease of the lungs caused by inhalation of...

Definitions

  1. A disease of the lungs caused by inhalation of...

Ancestry of “pneumoconiosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpneumonoconiosisAlternative spelling of pneumoconiosis
2GermanPneumonokoniosis—
Every word from German Pneumonokoniosis →Every word from English pneumonoconiosis →