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Where does “silicosiderosis” come from?

silicosiderosis (English) comes from English siderosis, from English sidero-, from Latin sīdus, from Ancient Greek Σιδοῦς, from Ancient Greek σίδη — pomegranate; kind of waterplant growing near...

silicosiderosis (English): A form of pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of...

Definitions

  1. A form of pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of...

Ancestry of “silicosiderosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsiderosisA form of pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation...
2Englishsidero-Related to stars or constellations, as sidereal...
3Latinsīdus—
4Ancient GreekΣιδοῦς—
5Ancient Greekσίδηpomegranate; kind of waterplant growing near...
Every word from Ancient Greek σίδη →