Where does “saturnism” come from?

saturnism (English) comes from Middle English Saturne, from Old French Saturne, from Latin Sāturnus, from Etruscan 𐌔𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌄.

saturnism (English): lead poisoning

Definitions

  1. lead poisoning

Ancestry of “saturnism”, step by step

saturnism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English Saturne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishSaturneThe Roman god governing agriculture and fertility; Saturn
2Old FrenchSaturne—
3LatinSāturnusSaturn god of fertility and agriculture
4Etruscan𐌔𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌄—

via French saturnisme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsaturnismelead poisoning
Every word from Etruscan 𐌔𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌄 →Every word from Latin Sāturnus →Every word from Old French Saturne →