Where does “silicosis” come from?

silicosis (English) comes from English silica, from New Latin silica, from Latin silex — pebble, stone, flint; rock, crag; lava.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “silicosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsilicaSilicon dioxide; Any of the silica group of the...
2New Latinsilica—
3Latinsilexpebble, stone, flint; rock, crag; lava

Words derived from “silicosis”

Every word from Latin silex →Every word from New Latin silica →Every word from English silica →