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Where does “yperite” come from?

yperite (English) comes from French ypérite, from English Ypres, from French Ypres, from Dutch iep — An elm, tree of the genus "Ulmus".

yperite (English): Synonym of mustard gas

Definitions

  1. Synonym of mustard gas

Ancestry of “yperite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchypéritemustard gas
2EnglishYpres—
3FrenchYpres—
4DutchiepAn elm, tree of the genus "Ulmus"
Every word from Dutch iep →